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Nearly 500,000 Depart Kathmandu Valley for Dashain

Traffic police recorded 496,323 departures across multiple transit points between Ghatasthapana and 17 October.

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  1. 0:01Nearly half a million people have
  2. 0:03left the Kathmandu Valley for the
  3. 0:05Bada Dashain festival.
  4. 0:07Traffic authorities recorded four hundred and
  5. 0:10ninety-six thousand three hundred and twenty-three
  6. 0:12exits between Ghatasthapana and 17 October.
  7. 0:15Departures were documented across routes including
  8. 0:19Nagdhunga, Thankot, Pharping, and Jagati.
  9. 0:23Spokesperson Naresh Raj Subedi said movement
  10. 0:26has been continuous since the start
  11. 0:28of the festival period.
  12. 0:30For the full story, visit wenepal.com.
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