KATHMANDU, Sept 25: Nepal Police expects that as many as 1.8 million people will leave the Kathmandu Valley this festive season. The number is 500,000 more compared to last year's Dashain festival.
Spokesperson of the Kathmandu Valley Traffic Police Office, Bishwaraj Khadka, said that 1.8 million people are expected to exit the valley if the weather remains fair. He said that around 1.3 million people had left the valley for their homes in the festive season last year.
1.3 million people leave Kathmandu Valley in a week for Dashain
Khadka added that stakeholders have been consulted to reduce road accidents during the festive season. Poor quality of roads, excessive number of vehicles, overcrowded vehicles and high-speed driving are considered the main reasons behind the road accidents in the country.
According to Khadka, an integrated security plan is being formulated in coordination with all three districts of the valley to reduce the number of road accidents in the festive season.
