536 cargo containers leave Mustang
Summary
More than 500 cargo containers and trucks stranded in Mustang by floods and landslides have left the district after traffic resumed on the Beni-Jomsom-Korala section of the Kaligandaki Corridor. Authorities are giving priority to containers and apple trucks, while dozens of EVs and other vehicles still remain on hold at checkpoints.
Key Points
- A total of 536 cargo containers and trucks stranded in Mustang for nearly two weeks have departed after the road on the Beni-Jomsom-Korala section reopened.
- Police said 16 electric vehicles also left through the Lete and Ghasa checkpoints, while 25 EVs and two containers remained stranded in Ghasa.
- Another 263 vehicles, including 225 EVs and 38 containers, are still on hold at several checkpoints in Mustang.
- Officials said containers entering through Korala are leaving after customs clearance at the Nechung Customs Office in Lomanthang Rural Municipality-4.
