Chitwan

Chitwan is very famous in Nepal because of its dominant production of mustard from which mustard oil is produced. This popularity of the mustard plantation in Chitwan is attributed to the predominant soil type of the place. The soil in chitwan is mostly of the type silt. The silty nature of the soil is in turn attributed to the flooding over the ages in the past from the rivers like Gandaki. Chitwan is also profusely spotted with lands with soil type clay which are very good for use as rice fields. Other popular cash crops in the region are maize and wheat etc. The soil there is also very good for growing various types of vegetables such as cabbage, cauliflower, radish, potato, broccoli, cucumbers, pumpkins, carrot etc.

Chitwan product 80% of the country poultry industry, and it is also famous for floriculture, Mushrooms cultivation, Bee Forms and Honey production etc.

At present Chitwan's largest business part Narayangarh is less accessible due to the main bus terminal of the city was moved a few kilometres away from the town to the corner of the other part of Bharatpur city, due to previous king's son's anger with the politics of the citizens of the city.This bus terminal is however no longer in use following successful people's movement in 2006. It is believed that Nepali leftist revolutionary leader Prachanda spent his childhood and youth in Chitwan. Chitwan is adapting South Korean model of development system called " Saemaul Undong or New Village movement " in Nepali context Nepal Saemaul Undong or Namuna Bikas Aviyan or Model Development Campaign at Piple Village of East Chitwan since 22 February 2003