After four years, the ban on tourists from third countries was lifted at the eastern border

Mohanlal Paneru, Head of Immigration Office Kakadvitta, informed that India has removed this obstacle that continued until a few days ago from August 1. He said that the Indian Immigration Office at Raniganj across the border has verbally informed that there is no problem at the border for tourists from third countries to come. According to him, after the removal of the Indian barrier, Bangladeshi 2, British 1, 3 American, 4 Swiss and 17 Bhutanese tourists have entered through the eastern border. Norwegian 2, Japanese, Swiss and British 1/1 and 23 Bhutanese have exited using this gate.

Earlier, the Indian Immigration Office had not given 'entry visa' to Nepali students and Bhutanese studying in Bangladesh. Because of this, thousands of tourists who want to come to Nepal and want to leave Nepal had to be careful.

According to Netra Karki, president of Jhapa Travel Agents Association, due to the complications of the long-standing checkpoint, the tourists have suffered, and the business of the border area has also been affected. According to him, some time ago, an American tourist came to the eastern border to go to Darjeeling. Coming through Kathmandu, he came to know only after reaching the nearest immigration office that India does not grant 'entry' to tourists from third countries. Finally he returned and reached Kathmandu.

Due to the work that had to reach Darjeeling, he was forced to reach Darjeeling from Kathmandu via Kolkata. He not only suffered unnecessary suffering due to the obstruction by India at the border, but also suffered financial loss . "After the removal of the Indian barrier, the tourist business in the border area will resume," said Karki, a travel businessman.

DSP Meem Bahadur Lama of the area police office Kakdvitta said that before the covid, India's restrictions on tourists from third countries have been removed . "There is an instruction of the Indian immigration to allow tourists with Indian visas to come and tourists from third countries with Nepal visas to go freely," Lama said, "This has increased traffic on the eastern border." From the eastern border, Bhutan and Bangladesh are close to India along with India.