14 commercial points of the northern border reopened from Saturday

Relief to the residents of Bhotkhola including Kimathanka, Chamtang, Chepuwa, Hatia etc.

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14 trading posts including Kimathanka in Sankhuwasabha border with China have been opened since Saturday. Those checkpoints which were closed since January 5, 2076 due to corona infection were opened simultaneously. In order to open the border, a team including Foreign Minister Narayankaji Shrestha arrived in China's Tibet through Kimathanka of Sankhuwasabha.

14 commercial points of the northern border reopened from Saturday

Its vice president Silang Nima and Foreign Minister Shrestha announced on Saturday that all 14 trading posts have been re-operated. Speaking to the media at Tumlingtar Airport, Foreign Minister Shrestha said that this border crossing, which was closed by the Chinese government due to the Corona epidemic, has been re-opened after four years of negotiations, dialogue and agreement between the high political leaders of Nepal and China.

Minister Shrestha said that the border crossings of Darchula, Dolpa, Mustang, Gorkha, Dolakha, Taplejung and Kimathanka of Sankhuwasabha have been opened since Saturday. He said that the Chinese side will open seven other border crossings. "For a long time, the two countries have been continuously discussing through diplomatic channels for the re-operation of the traditional border," he said.

Koshi Chief Minister Hikmat Kumar Karki, Joint Secretary of the Ministry of Home Affairs and Foreign Affairs, Chairman of Bhotkhola Rural Municipality Wang Cheder Bhote, Chief District Officer Dhrub Bahadur Khadka and the head of the district security agencies, led by Foreign Minister Shrestha, to participate in the opening ceremony of the re-operation of all 14 trade points on the Nepal-China border including Kimathanka. participated.

Village Chairman Bhote said that the sad days of Bhotkhola residents are over after the border crossing was opened. "After the closure of the checkpoint, we had to bring food and other consumables from Khandbari at an expensive price," he said.

After the opening of the checkpoint, the residents of Kimathanka, Chamtang, Chepuwa, Hatia etc. of Bhotkhola have been relieved. Since road transport was not connected from the headquarters, it was becoming expensive to transport consumer goods by mule. Khandbari Kimathanka Road is under construction. The distance from Khandbari to Kimathanka is 162 km.

Bhote said that with the opening of trade points in the northern region, there will be a presence of the state in the border region. "Customs revenue will increase," he said, "sale of local products and job creation will be easy." The traditional handicraft materials produced in the Himalayan region will have easy access to the Chinese market.'' After the opening of the closed border, there is an opportunity to go to the Chinese territory and get a job.