KATHMANDU: The Kathmandu Valley Traffic Police has estimated that over 200,000 people left the Valley on Saturday.
With each passing day since Ghathasthapa, the first day of the 10-day festivity-Dashain, people are leaving Kathmandu Valley in greater numbers for their respective hometowns.
Long queues of both public and private vehicles are seen going out from most of every checkpoint in Kathmandu Valley.
On the first day of Dashain, around 60,000 people were recorded leaving the Valley.
On last Friday, 84,000 people left the Valley, said Awadesh Bista Chettri, Superintendent of Police and Joint Spokesperson at the Kathmandu Valley Traffic Police.
Altogether 353,485 people left the Valley in total 50,000 public vehicles from October 26-30, SP Chettri added.
Traffic police assume that the number could be higher since there was no record of those who left the Valley in reserved and private vehicles via different checkpoints.
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