More than 2.5 lakh people leave Kathmandu Valley for Dashain festival

लगानी न्यूज

२९ आश्विन २०८३, बिहीबार १३:०२October 15, 2026

Kathmandu. A total of 262,753 passengers have left the Kathmandu Valley from Ghatasthapana till date in connection with the celebration of Bada Dashain, the great festival of Nepalis.

The number of passengers returning home from the Kathmandu Valley has increased in the last few days. According to Kathmandu Valley Traffic Police Chief and Senior Superintendent of Police Suresh Prasad Kafle, a total of 37,964 vehicles have left the Valley since Ghatasthapana.

With the Dashain festival approaching, the number of people returning to their birthplaces in the Kathmandu Valley for studies, employment and various occupations has increased at bus parks and major checkpoints in the Kathmandu Valley.TAG_OPEN_div_41

Among the passengers who left the valley, 115,086 are women and 161,167 are men. He said that the number of passengers in long and short distance public vehicles is also increasing with the return of people returning home for the Dashain festival.TAG_OPEN_div_39

With the increase in the number of passengers leaving the Kathmandu Valley, the movement of vehicles at the major checkpoints of Kathmandu Valley has also increased. Passengers going to different districts are heading towards their destinations by public buses and other vehicles.

According to the Kathmandu Traffic Police Office, the number of passengers leaving from Nagdhunga, Pharping, Thankot, Bhimdhunga, Tinpiple, Sankhu, Bhaktapur and Bhattedanda is increasing. The traffic police have paid special attention to manage the movement of vehicles after the number of passengers returning home for Dashain has increased at these checkpoints.TAG_OPEN_div_35

{{TAG_OPEN_div_33} Transport entrepreneurs have made arrangements for effective checking to ensure safe and smooth travel of the passengers in public transport during the festival period.

Kathmandu Traffic Police Chief and Senior Superintendent of Police Kafle said that the traffic police personnel are mobilized round the clock to minimize road accidents and to ensure the safety of passengers during the Dashain, Tihar and other festivals.TAG_OPEN_div_31

According to him, the traffic police have increased surveillance on the road with the objective of easing the movement of passengers, managing the pressure of vehicles and minimizing possible accidents.TAG_OPEN_div_29

“Traffic police are working round the clock on the road for the safety of passengers and to reduce road accidents. Our aim is to make everyone’s journey successful and safe,” he said.

He said that the passengers travelling long routes during the festival period should pay special attention to the condition of the vehicle, the health of the driver and the time of driving.TAG_OPEN_div_25

According to the Department of Transport Management, traffic is being operated on both sides of the Nagdhunga-Naubise road, Muglin-Narayangadh, Kanti Highway and BP Highway.TAG_OPEN_div_23