Number of people going across the border is declining, the number of people going across the border has increased in Nepalgunj
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Banke. The number of Nepali shoppers shopping in the Indian border town Rupaidiha has decreased this time after the tightening of restrictions at Jamunaha border point in Nepalgunj.
When big festivals like Dashain and Tihar are approaching, there was no place to set foot in Rupaidiha, the Indian market bordering Banke. A large number of Nepali consumers used to cross the border daily through Jamunaha border to buy new Dashain clothes and household essentials. This time, the old charm and hustle and bustle of Rupaidiha market has disappeared.
Krishna TAG_OPEN_div_32 Prasad Shrestha, former president of Nepalgunj Chamber of Commerce and Industry, said that the main reason behind the decrease in the number of Nepalis in the Indian bordering market is the tightening of the border and the new rules related to customs.
Goods worth more than Rs 100 were banned from Nepalgunj Customs Point from last April without customs duty. The limit has been increased to 500 at present.
The shops in Rupaidiha, which used to be full of Nepali customers during the festivals in the previous year, are deserted this time. Srijana Thapa of Nepalgunj-21, Puraina, said that the number of people going across the border has decreased due to checking and long queues on both sides.
Consumers have stopped going to Rupaidiha due to the provision of customs check of goods worth more than 500 rupees. He said that the Rupaidiha market is becoming deserted due to the decrease in the movement of Nepali consumers.
{{TAG_OPEN_div_24} With the decrease in the number of consumers going to Rupaidiha market across the border, the crowd has increased in the shopping malls of Nepalgunj. Consumer rights activist Prabhat Kumar Thakuri said that the attraction of Nepali consumers has increased in the super stores like Bhatbhateni and Western Mart in Nepalgunj.
He said that the traders and chambers of commerce here should take initiative to create an environment for the consumers who have been stopped from going across the border due to the tightening of customs duty. He suggested that the traders should pay attention to market monitoring to discourage price hike and shortage of goods in the Nepali market during the festive season.
Chiranjibi Oli, president of Nepalgunj Chamber of Commerce and Industry, said although the number of people going across the border to the Indian market Rupaidiha for shopping has decreased, the purchase has not increased in the same proportion in the local market.TAG_OPEN_div_20
TAG_OPEN_div_18 According to him, the smuggling is estimated to have decreased compared to the past. Although the main border is tightened, it seems that due to the open border, there is a need to increase surveillance in these areas to prevent smuggling from the inner border.
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