More than 100,000 people leave Kathmandu Valley in two days for Dashain

KATHMANDU: The number of people leaving Kathmandu Valley for their hometowns to celebrate Dashain has increased, with heavy crowds of passengers and public vehicles seen at Kalanki and other exit points across the Valley.

According to the Kathmandu Valley Traffic Police Office, a total of 109,636 passengers left the Valley on October 11 and 12. Of them, 67,690 were men and 41,946 were women.

Police data show that 52,827 passengers left the Valley on October 11 and 56,809 on October 12. Figures for October 13 have not yet been released.