Dashain rush grows as nearly 450,000 travelers leave Kathmandu Valley

With the great festival of Bada Dashain approaching, passenger traffic has increased at the New Bus Park in Gongabu and at various checkpoints across the Kathmandu Valley.

Ahead of Dashain, the biggest festival of the year, many people are leaving the capital to return to their home villages.

The number of travelers leaving the Kathmandu Valley for Dashain has reached nearly 450,000.

Travelers have been exiting the valley through the Pharping, Nagdhunga, Thankot, Bhimdhunga, Teenpiple, Sankhu, Jagati in Bhaktapur, and Bhattedanda checkpoints in Lalitpur.

As Dashain draws closer, crowds of travelers heading home have been seen at the valley's main exit points, including the New Bus Park.