Olangchungola border point with China reopens

लगानी न्यूज

९ जेष्ठ २०८३, शनिबार १८:४६May 23, 2026

Taplejung. The Tiptala checkpoint in Taplejung has resumed operation following the management of staff.

According to Chheten Lama, ward chairman of Faktanglung Rural Municipality-7, in the past, the customs office was operated with the help of local office assistants.TAG_OPEN_div_18

The customs office was completely closed with the outbreak of COVID-19 but it has now been brought into operation by managing staff, he said.TAG_OPEN_div_16 According to him, the customs office has come into operation regularly after Nayab Subba Pradip Dhital was appointed as the chief on Thursday.

“Olangchungola is the shortest trading center in the eastern region of Nepal, connected to the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. Tiptalanaka on Nepal-China border can be reached by crossing 24 kilometers from Olangchunggola, ward chair Lama said.

According to the local people’s representatives, the building of the main customs office, which was constructed some 40 years ago, is now in a dilapidated condition.TAG_OPEN_div_12 Ward Chair Lama said that they have requested the Ministry of Finance and Department of Customs to manage necessary materials for the construction of new building and operation of customs office in the budget of coming fiscal year 2083/84.

The Jenji activists of the district had repeatedly urged the customs department to send employees to the customs office.TAG_OPEN_div_10 Locals are excited to collect revenue on a regular basis after Olangchungola has been connected to the road network.