Bagmati Province

Dolakha village adjoining Tibet is emptying due to prolonged border closure

Residents say the government has not taken diplomatic initiative to reopen the border so that they could ply traditional trade. Dolakha village adjoining Tibet is emptying due to prolonged border closure
The Lapchi village near the Nepal-Tibet border pictured a few weeks ago. Many residents have left the village after they were unable to ply their traditional trade following the closure of the border three years ago. The Nepal-China border, which was closed at the start of the Covid pandemic four years ago, has yet to reopen. PHOTO: COURTESY OF LAPCHI MONASTERY
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Kedar Shiwakoti
Published at : September 26, 2023
Updated at : September 26, 2023 07:20
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