Kathmandu. The traffic congestion has increased at the major entry points of the Kathmandu Valley after the passengers who left the Kathmandu Valley for the Dashain festival started returning in large numbers. According to the Kathmandu Valley Traffic Police Office, the number of vehicles has increased in the Nagdhunga-Kalanki, Jadibuti-Koteshwor, Tinpiple, Jagati, Bhattedanda and Dakshinkali-Pharping sections of Bhaktapur with the increase in the number of passengers returning home after receiving the Dashain tika and blessings.

Chief of the Traffic Office, Senior Superintendent of Police Suresh Prasad Kafle said traffic police personnel have been actively mobilized to manage traffic congestion and smooth movement of passengers.

Office spokesperson Naresh Raj Subedi said the monitoring has been beefed up in order to ease the flow of passengers returning to the Kathmandu Valley every day, manage the traffic congestion and minimise possible road accidents.

Around a thousand vehicles including private cars, jeeps, motorcycles and small and big public vehicles ply through the major transit points of the Kathmandu Valley on a daily basis.

According to the Kathmandu Valley Traffic Police Office, a total of 576,578 people had left the Kathmandu Valley on 79,676 vehicles from Ghatasthapana to October 17 to celebrate Dashain this year.