3.48 lakh passengers leave Kathmandu Valley as Dashain approaches

लगानी न्यूज

३० आश्विन २०८३, शुक्रबार १०:३२October 16, 2026

Kathmandu. With the great festival of Nepalis approaching, the number of passengers returning home from the Kathmandu Valley has increased. People engaged in studies, employment and various professions have started returning to the villages in the capital to celebrate Dashain.

KATHMANDU: The movement of passengers in long and short route public transport has increased at various entry points of the Kathmandu Valley.TAG_OPEN_div_27

{{TAG_OPEN_div_25} The number of passengers returning to their villages to celebrate the festival after meeting with family and relatives has increased. Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) of Kathmandu Valley Traffic Police Office, Rabindra Khanal, said that 348,314 passengers have left the valley from Ghatasthapana till this morning for the Dashain festival.

According to him, 52,827 passengers left Kathmandu on October 11, 56,809 on October 11, 78,138 on October 11, 74,979 on October 11 and 85,561 on October 12. Passengers left Kathmandu via Pharping, Nagdhunga, Thankot, Bhimdhunga, Tinpiple, Sankhu, Jagati of Bhaktapur and Bhattedanda of Lalitpur.TAG_OPEN_div_23

} With the increase in the number of passengers returning home for Dashain, transport entrepreneurs are facing problems in managing passengers. Treasurer of the Federation of Nepalese National Transport Entrepreneurs and Chairman of Nepal Microbus Company, Rajendra Acharya, said that there is a problem in the management of transportation due to the road.

} “Due to the disruption of various national highways during Dashain, there has been a problem in the management of vehicles as it is difficult to reach their destinations on time and reach Kathmandu,” he said. On October 7, the day of opening the advance bus ticket booking, the Prithvi Highway at Galoundi in Dhading was disrupted, causing problems in the traffic of many vehicles in Kathmandu.

Similarly, so far, 153,732 passengers have booked tickets in advance for Dashain. According to the Traffic Police Office, 21,300 passengers have booked tickets in advance on October 23, 76,079 on October 24 and 25, 17,197 on October 11, 15,553 on October 11, 18,529 on October 28 and 5,074 passengers on October 12.TAG_OPEN_div_17

The Federation has urged the passengers to travel only by buying tickets, paying the fixed fare and checking the condition of the vehicles. As Dashain strengthens the relationship between family, relatives and community, the number of people returning home to celebrate the festival increases every year.