Kathmandu. Since the Nagadhunga tunnel has been put into operation, till now 51 lakh 87 thousand rupees have been collected. According to the Nagadhunga tunnel construction project, about 8,000 vehicles are traveling through this tunnel, which has been operational since Sunday, October 15th.

Talking to Nepal News Bank, Deputy Project Director and Information Officer of the project, Sanjay Panthi, informed that the volume of vehicles has been gradually increasing in the five days since the tunnel was put into operation. According to him, on the first day on Sunday, around 7,500 vehicles used the tunnel, and since then, the number of vehicles traveling daily has increased to around 8,000.

On the first day of tunnel operation, Rs 11 lakh 70 thousand, on the second day Rs 12 lakh 71 thousand, on the third day Rs 13 lakh 15 thousand and on the fourth day Rs 14 lakh 31 thousand. Panthi said that the complete details of the fifth day could not be obtained immediately as the collection process is completed and updated only after 12 midnight.