More than 576,000 people left Kathmandu Valley since Ghatasthapana
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Media Baaji
- Tue, 20 October 2026
Kathmandu. Five lakh 76 thousand 578 people have left Kathmandu Valley since Ghatasthapana to celebrate Badadasai. According to Kathmandu Valley Traffic Police Office, they left the valley through 79 thousand 676 vehicles. As Dasai is approaching, the traffic has increased at the main crossing as the citizens who have been living in the valley for study, employment and business have started returning to their villages.
According to Valley Traffic Police Chief and Senior Superintendent of Police Suresh Prasad Kafle, there are 272,755 women and 348,823 men who have left the valley. He said that with the increase in the number of people returning home to celebrate Dasain, the number of passengers in long and short distance public vehicles is increasing.
Passengers are continuing to leave from Nagadhunga, Pharping, Thankot, Bhimdhunga, Tinpiple, Sankhu, Bhaktapur and Bhattedanda. With the increase in the number of passengers, the traffic police have increased their vigilance to regulate the traffic.
Express
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