576,578 people leave Kathmandu Valley since Ghatasthapana

The flow of travelers leaving Kathmandu Valley for their home towns and villages to celebrate Bada Dashain has been rising by the day. A total of 576,578 people have left the Valley since Ghatasthapana until today.

The Kathmandu Valley Traffic Police Office released the figures. The count covers passengers who left the Valley by public vehicles from Ghatasthapana on Asoj 25 until the morning of Kartik 3.

According to the data, nearly 600,000 travelers have left the Valley this year to celebrate Dashain. The number of people returning from the capital to their villages has been increasing as the main days of Dashain draw closer.

Today marks Mahanawami of Bada Dashain. Traffic police figures show that the number of travelers leaving the Valley continues to rise during the festival season.