Thursday, August 14, 2014

Flood has cut off Araniko Highway

Posted by Anup Baral August 13, 2014 :


The Sunkoshi flood has cut off Araniko Highway With about 1.5 km of the Jure segment of the highway badly damaged by the landslide of August 2, the supply of Chinese goods via Tatopani remains halted. Of the total import from China that comes through this border, 30-40 percent happens during this time, targeting the biggest festival of Dashain.Exports to and imports from China have come to a standstill while goods being brought in for Dashain have been stuck on either side of the border—Tatopani in Nepal and Khasa in China.

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