More than 187,000 passengers have left Kathmandu Valley to celebrate Dashain in their home districts, according to reports by Thaha Khabar and Nepal Lead. The departures are part of the annual festive-season movement from the capital region, while Nepal Lead reports that more than 100,000 people have booked tickets for travel out of the Valley.
Dashain travel from the Valley
The reported departures reflect the movement of people leaving Kathmandu Valley for the festival. Dashain is prompting passengers to travel from the capital region to their home districts, continuing an annual pattern of seasonal travel.
The figure of more than 187,000 represents passengers who have already left, while the ticket-booking figure reported by Nepal Lead is a separate measure of planned travel. More than 100,000 people have booked tickets to leave the Valley, according to that report. The two figures therefore describe different parts of the travel movement: completed departures and bookings.
Annual festive-season movement
The journey from Kathmandu Valley to home districts is a recurring feature of the Dashain period. Each year, people travel away from the capital region to celebrate the festival in their home districts. The reports place this year’s departures within that wider annual movement, without providing further details about passengers’ destinations or their travel arrangements.
The reported total of more than 187,000 indicates that a substantial number of passengers have already begun leaving the Valley for Dashain. The additional ticket bookings show that many more people have made arrangements to travel out of the capital region, though the reports do not state how many booked passengers have yet to depart.
What the reports say
Thaha Khabar and Nepal Lead both report that more than 187,000 passengers have left Kathmandu Valley for Dashain. Nepal Lead also reports that over 100,000 people have booked tickets for travel out of the Valley. The available reports do not specify the period covered by the departure total, the districts passengers are travelling to, or when the remaining booked passengers are expected to leave.
Together, the figures offer a snapshot of Dashain travel from the capital region: more than 187,000 people have already departed, and ticket bookings exceed 100,000. The movement is part of the yearly journey from Kathmandu Valley to home districts for the festival.
