Mugu residents suffer as Nakchenangla border point remains closed
Summary
Residents of northern Mugu’s Mugum Karmarong Rural Municipality are struggling to access daily essentials after the Nakchenangla border point with China remained closed this year. The shutdown has raised prices, disrupted trade in local produce and medicinal herbs, and forced villagers to rely on long, costly transport routes to Gamgadhi and beyond.
Key Points
- The Nakchenangla border point along the Nepal-China border remained closed this year, leaving Mugu’s northern Mugum Karmarong Rural Municipality short of daily necessities.
- Locals say the closure has disrupted trade, especially for food items, clothing, livestock and medicinal herbs traditionally exchanged with Tibet.
- Residents now face much higher prices and transport costs, with goods often needing to be carried by horses and mules over difficult routes to Gamgadhi.
- A veterinary office official said no FMD outbreak had been reported in Mugu, despite the reported Chinese concern behind the closure.
