44,509 people exit Kathmandu Valley for their home districts to celebrate Tihar

Kathmandu, Oct 22: With the beginning of the second biggest festival of Nepal, Tihar, the number of people leaving the Kathmandu Valley for their home districts for the festivities has increased.

 Forty-four thousand five hundred and nine people have left and 31,012 have entered the Valley from various checkpoints, said Naresh Raj Subedi, spokesperson and Superintendent of Police at the Traffic Police Office. 

Data shared by the Valley Traffic Police Office shows that Nagdhunga checkpoint is the busiest checkpoint. From this checkpoint alone, 18,920 passengers have left the valley. Similarly, 285 people have left the valley through Thankot checkpoint, 845 through Tinpiple and 692 through Sankhu checkpoint.

Spokesperson Subedi stated that a special traffic management plan has been implemented to reduce incidents such as traffic jams, vehicle accidents, and passengers facing fraud that may occur during festivals. (RSS)