Kailali, April 30
The government of Nepal has started rescuing the Nepali citizens stranded across the Mahakali, the western frontier of the country, due to the lockdown.
In a meeting held on Wednesday, chief district officers of Baitadi and Darchula of Nepal and Pithoragarh of India had agreed to start the ‘rescue operation’ from today, informed Assistant Chief District Officer of Darchula, Tek Singh Kunwar.
The migrant workers who were returning home after the lockdown in India cost their jobs were barred from entering Nepal citing the lockdown here. They were not allowed to enter even after passing a month quarantined.
Locals had been pressuring the local representatives demanding the rescue at the earliest.
There are about 2,000 Nepalis stranded across the border.
