After few days China has started releasing few containers citing reasons like parking and cargo route protocol, the businessmen have been saddened.
Dasain is on its way, but the businessmen of Tatopani, the northern border, could not bring in the goods targeted for Dasaintihar on time.
A few days ago, after the opening of the road, the traders who were hoping to bring in the containers, became frustrated when China started leaving low-quality containers under various pretexts. According to the president of Sindhupalchok Industry and Commerce Association, Buddharaj Basnet, about 1000 containers in the Zhangmu market across China's Nyalam, Khasa and Liping have not been able to enter Nepal.
'Earlier, 18 to 25 containers were left, but now only 6 to 10 containers are left on the eve of Dasain, traders are under stress.
China has shown many reasons such as parking and cargo route protocols for a few days and few The businessmen who have started leaving the containers have expressed their grief.
Earlier, Kodari Highway was blocked for a long time due to a landslide that fell from above in Kodari (Eco). Last August 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th, after removing landslides in Iko for four days The road was closed again when it was opened. Basnet said that the checkpoint was brought into operation only after many days.
Currently, 500 containers are parked in expensive warehouse parking in Lhasa, Sigatse, Nyalam, China. Four hundred containers have been stored in Kerung.
According to the Tatopani Dry Port and Customs Office, most of the fruit containers entered the customs yard on July 17. "Even before this, fruits and garlic started rotting in containers and were carried by porters, because of the road, the checkpoint was not easy," said businessman Sharda Prasad Parajuli. He said that only in his container were mangoes and dragon fruit and five containers had rotted fruits.
