Materials purchased from Chinese cities for Nepal are stopped at Lhasa, Sigatse, Mimbu, Nyalam and Khasa.
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After the landslide occurred at some places of the Kodari highway, the Tatopani crossing has become blocked again. Due to the daily rains, the Kodari Highway (26 km) connecting China caused a landslide in Daklang, and the vehicular traffic has been completely blocked since Saturday.
According to the President of Sindhupalchok Industry and Commerce Association, Buddharaj Basnet, while China is releasing fewer containers, businessmen have become more stressed after the road is blocked. 'Eco is fine . Landslides in Hindi and Daklang blocked roads. "Even though it was opened elsewhere, the road is blocked in Daklang, due to which Tatopani has stopped again," he said.
Due to Nepal's weak geography and Chinese side tightening, containers carrying ready-made, electronics and fruit products necessary for Dasain, Tihar and winter season have been stopped in Chinese territory, Basnet said.
On the other hand, Narayan Bhandari of the Charikot road division office informed that even though all the blocked sections of the Kodari road have been opened, it will take a few days to open due to a large landslide in Daklang. "Since there is a house at risk due to the landslide, the locals have demanded that the house should be taken responsibility for opening the road, which we have completed and we have proceeded with the work," he said.
Tatopani Sukkha Port and Customs have informed that 20 containers of Tatopani are coming daily after talking with the Chinese side to increase the import of materials targeted for the festival.
Rasuwa crossing has been closed since 24th June, Tatopani crossing has also been blocked for two months due to landslides since the first week of July, so the festival material has not been imported. Earlier, some containers of ready-made materials brought to the capital by avoiding landslides were brought to the capital. 'An estimated 70 to 75 10% of the containers have been stopped in China, 10% of the fruits have been recovered because they are rotten inside the container,' said businessman Sharda Prasad Parajuli, an executive member of the Nepal Himalayan Cross Border Commerce Association. Of the 300 Chinese containers of fruits bought and brought, only 30 containers entered Nepal He says .
He lamented that most of the fruits, mangoes, have rotted because he left the car less than usual. 1000 containers carrying ready-made clothes and footwear brought for Dasain, electronics used in Tihar and jackets, blankets and blankets bought for winter season have been stored in the Chinese area . "The geography of both northern border crossings is the same, on top of that, due to the delays and capricious behavior of the customs in the Chinese area, the businessmen of the crossing are becoming discouraged," said Dorje Lama, a businessman.
Since the Chinese customs has started charging two percent tax on the materials exported to Nepal with effect from October 1st, the transport company is in confusion whether to transport the materials .
Businessman Sangbo Sherpa said that there was no agreement between the traders and the transport company about who should bear the burden of the tax. "Transport companies are confused because the Chinese side has written in the customs document that the tax has been increased verbally by two percent and by paper by 25 percent," he said. Materials purchased from Chinese cities for Nepal are stopped at Lhasa, Sigatse, Mimbu, Nyalam and Khasa.
