Kathmandu. After the blockage of Rasuwagadhi border point, the movement of passengers returning from Kailash Mansarovar Yatra and going to Tibet has shifted to alternative transit points. Passengers have started using Tatopani of Sindhupalchowk and Hilsa border point of Humla after the devastating floods in the Bhotekoshi River in Rasuwa on August 26 damaged the customs and immigration facilities. <\/p>\n
According to the Department of Immigration, 3,904 people entered Nepal through Tatopani border point from September 24 to 29. Among them, 1,733 are women. During the same period, 391 people left Nepal for China via Tatopani. <\/p>\n
According to the department, a large number of passengers entering Nepal from Tatopani, Tibet and Kailash Mansarovar Yatra, have returned. Passengers who entered China via Rasuwagadhi and reached Tibet and Kailash Mansarovar have started returning to Nepal from Tatopani and Hilsa after the border was blocked. <\/p>\n
A total of 387 Nepalis also entered Nepal through Hilsa border point in Humla during the period. Of them, 165 were passengers who had gone to China via Rasuwagadhi border point earlier, according to the department. A total of 178 people have left for China via Hilsa during the same period. <\/p>\n
The flood in Rasuwagadhi damaged the infrastructure including the immigration office, affecting the movement of passengers through the checkpoint. The flood also swept away some vehicles used for the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra. The number of Indian pilgrims visiting Kailash Mansarovar via Nepal has been increasing in recent years. The Kailash Mansarovar Yatra of Indian nationals, which was stopped for nearly five years due to the border tension between India and China, resumed last year. <\/p>\n
China has increased the quota of pilgrims carrying Indian passports to Kailash Mansarovar via Nepal to 24,000 this year. Last year, the quota was 20,000. At present, Nepal is using three land routes \u2014 Tatopani, Rasuwagadhi and Hilsa \u2014 and Kathmandu-Lhasa air routes to reach Kailash Mansarovar. After the closure of Rasuwagadhi border point, Tatopani and Hilsa have become more important as alternative routes. <\/p>\n
India has also been conducting Kailash Mansarovar Yatra from Lipulekh and Nathu La border point of Sikkim. Only 1,000 Indian pilgrims travel annually through these two routes. A large number of Indian pilgrims go to Kailash Mansarovar via Nepal as there is a provision for 500-500 people to go from Lipulekh and Nathula. <\/p>\n
The number of passengers at Tatopani and Hilsa is likely to increase until the Rasuwagadhi border point is reopened. The Department of Immigration has said that it is coordinating with the concerned authorities to facilitate the movement of passengers through alternative checkpoints.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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