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 Kathmandu, Oct 16: With the beginning of Dashain festival, a major festival of the Nepali people, number of passengers leaving Kathmandu Valley for their hometowns has started increasing.
People living in Kathmandu Valley for various purposes including study, employment and other professions have started leaving Kathmandu for their homes to celebrate Dashain festival. 
Short and long-route vehicles heading towards different districts of the country from different borders of the Kathmandu Valley are seen crowded with passengers. 
Deputy Superintendent of Police at the Kathmandu Valley Traffic Police Office, Rabindra Khanal, shared that 348,314 people have left Kathmandu from October 11 till this morning to celebrate Dashain festival.
Fifty-two thousand eight hundred twenty-seven people left Kathmandu on October 11, 56,809 people on October 12, 78,138 people on October 13, 74,979 people on October 14 and 85,561 people on October 15. 
Such number of people departed from Kathmandu Valley via various check points—Pharping, Nagdhunga, Thankot, Bhimdhunga, Tinpiple and Sankhu of Kathmandu, Jagati of Bhaktapur and Bhattedanda of Lalitpur. 
Following the increasing number of passengers returning to their hometowns for Dashain festival, transport entrepreneurs have been facing problems to manage vehicles for passengers. 
Treasurer of Federation of Nepalese National Transport Entrepreneurs and Chairperson of Nepal Microbus Company, Rajendra Acharya, mentioned, "Problem has surfaced for vehicles to reach to the destinations after different national highways are damaged during Dashain."
Similarly, 153,732 passengers have booked advance tickets for Dashain so far, he added.
The Federation urged the passengers to travel only after purchasing ticket, to pay determined fare, and to check the condition of vehicles before travelling.