Tourist arrival via Kakarbhitta border point drops to nil

KATHMANDU: JULY 26 – The number of new tourist arrivals via eastern border point, Kakarbhitta has dropped to zero in the fiscal year 2077/78, Immigration Office, Kakarbhitta said.

Immigration office Chief Janak Koirala shared that no new tourist has entered via the border point as it was sealed due to the COVID-19 pandemic for 15 months.

He added that tourists came to visit India have made their efforts to enter Nepal via the border point but the government has not issued any permission so far.

The immigration office had collected Rs 5 million 64 thousand 421 in the fiscal year 2077/78 from visa renew while it had collected over 10 million in the previous fiscal year.