September 29, 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n Millions of Nepali citizens residing in the Kathmandu Valley leave their capital for homes as part of Dashain celebrations, every year.<\/p>\n This time, 190,000 people have already left the Valley for Dashain celebrations that began on September 21, 2017.<\/p>\n The Metropolitan Traffic Police Division Spokesperson Umesh Ranjit informed this in a statement on September 26, 2017. According to the department, the data includes the number of passengers who left the Valley since September 5, 2017.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, the number of people entering the Valley was found to be minimal.<\/p>\n With the beginning of Dashain 2017<\/a>, the officials have already taken necessary measures to ensure a conducive environment for the public.<\/p>\n The metropolitan traffic police has set up civic help desks at 12 locations for the passenger convenience.<\/p>\n Additional human resources have also been deployed across the capital to ensure smooth traffic.<\/p>\n The actual festive mood in Nepal began prior to the arrival of Bada Dashain, when thousands of Nepali citizens started thronging to bus stations for early travel booking.<\/p>\n The official data had estimated that millions of people would leave the Valley during the ongoing Nepal\u2019s Biggest Festival Season.<\/p>\n The Nepali Federation of Nepalese National Transport Entrepreneurs (FNNTE) General Secretary Saroj Sitoula estimated around 3-4 million people to leave the Valley for Dashain celebrations<\/a>. Whereas, the Department of Transport, Nepal had estimated that it would be 2-3 million.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" September 29, 2017 Millions of Nepali citizens residing in the Kathmandu Valley leave their capital for…<\/span><\/p>\n