Kathmandu Valley sees over 576,000 people leave for Dashain

KATHMANDU: The number of people leaving Kathmandu Valley to celebrate Bada Dashain with their families is increasing daily. Since Ghatasthapana, 576,578 people have left the Valley.

According to the Kathmandu Valley Traffic Police Office, the passengers left the Valley in 79,676 vehicles. As Dashain approaches, the number of passengers at the Valley’s main exit points has increased, with people who live in Kathmandu for education, employment and other professions returning to their hometowns and villages.

Suresh Prasad Kafle, chief of the Kathmandu Valley Traffic Police Office and Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), said that 227,755 women and 348,823 men had left the Valley. He added that the number of people traveling home for Dashain was rising on both long- and short-distance public transport services.