New Bus Park witnesses festive exodus during Dashain

Kathmandu, Oct 12: The annual Dashain exodus is gathering momentum in Kathmandu Valley, with thousands of people leaving the federal capital for their hometowns and villages to celebrate country’s biggest festival with family and loved ones.

The New Bus Park, the capital’s major transport hub, has witnessed a growing exodus of passengers travelling to destinations across the country as students and people engaged in various professions and businesses head home for the festivities.

Pankaj Malla, General Manager of Lhotse Multipurpose Pvt. Ltd., which operates New Bus Park spanning across 161 ropanis, told the National News Agency (RSS) that altogether 207,251 passengers departed from the Bus Park between October 3 and 11.

Passenger departures fluctuated over the nine-day period, with the highest number recorded on October 9, when 31,235 people left the Valley from Bus Park that accommodates upto 800 buses plying both on long and short distance.