Banking News – As the great festival of Nepalis, Bada Dashain, approaches, the rush of passengers returning home from the Kathmandu Valley has begun to increase. People engaged in studies, employment, and various professions and businesses in the capital are gradually returning to their villages to celebrate Dashain. Activity of passengers has increased in long and short-distance public transport heading to various districts of the country at various entry points of the Kathmandu Valley. Passengers have started returning to their villages to celebrate the festival by meeting family and relatives during Dashain.

Deputy Superintendent of Police Ravindra Khanal of the Kathmandu Valley Traffic Police Office informed that 78,138 passengers left through various entry points of Kathmandu in the 24 hours from Tuesday morning to this morning to celebrate Dashain. Since Ghatasthapana began until now, 1 lakh 87 thousand 774 passengers have left the valley using public vehicles. According to the Traffic Police Office, 52,827 passengers left on Ashoj 25 and 56,809 on Ashoj 26.

Passengers have left Kathmandu through the entry points of Pharping, Nagdhunga, Thankot, Bhimdhunga, Teenpiple, Sankhu, Jagati in Bhaktapur, and Bhattedanda in Lalitpur to celebrate Dashain. As the number of passengers returning home for Dashain has increased, transport entrepreneurs have been facing problems in managing passengers. Rajendra Acharya, Treasurer of the National Federation of Nepali Transport Entrepreneurs and President of Nepal Microbus Company, stated that there are problems in transport management due to road conditions.

“At the onset of Dashain, problems have arisen in vehicle management as vehicles are facing difficulties in reaching their destinations on time and coming to Kathmandu due to damage to various national highways,” he said.

On Ashoj 23, the day advance bus ticket booking opened, the Prithvi Highway at Galaundi in Dhading sank, obstructing vehicular movement, and many vehicles were stopped in Kathmandu, causing problems. So far, 1 lakh 30 thousand 129 passengers have taken advance ticket bookings for Dashain. According to the Traffic Police Office, 21,300 passengers booked advance tickets on Ashoj 23, 76,079 on Ashoj 24 and 25, 17,197 on Ashoj 26, and 15,553 on Ashoj 27. The Transport Federation has urged passengers to travel only after purchasing tickets, paying the prescribed fare, and checking the condition of the vehicle. Since Dashain further deepens the relationship between family, relatives, and community, the trend of people residing in the capital for employment and studies returning home to celebrate the festival has been increasing every year.