Even though landslides have been avoided several times since the onset of monsoon, now the highway is completely closed and it is not possible to bring Dasain goods.
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The Araniko highway blocked by a landslide on July 18th in Ikoma located in Bhotekoshi Rural Municipality-2 of Sindhupalchok is yet to be opened.
Since the onset of monsoon, the traffic was being carried out on the highway after removing landslides many times. The highway is now completely closed as the flood water threatens the settlements above the highway.
As the roads are not open, materials targeted for Dasain and Tihar have not been brought to the federal capital Kathmandu. After the closure of the road, about 1,700 containers of Tatopani region were stopped in the Chinese territory, and traders are in trouble.
Tatopani Customs Office Head Rajendra Prasad Chudal informed that although efforts are being made to open the road, it is not possible to say that the road will be opened before December as the situation is very critical. . According to him, there are currently around 1,000 containers loaded with goods in the Tatopani area alone.
President of the Himalayan border trade association Ramhari Karki said that more than 1000 containers were stopped in Tatopani.
He said, 'There is no benefit if the goods imported for Dussein arrive after Dussein. There is a total of 30 meters of landslide at Tatopani crossing and the highway should be removed anyway.' Goods such as electric vehicles, electronic goods and clothes are imported from China. The goods coming from China are especially necessary for Dasain-Tihar.
From Dasain-Tihar, many merchants have reached China to purchase clothes needed for cold weather. However, traders have become worried after the northern border, where goods can be imported quickly and cheaply, has been closed for a month due to floods.
