Pardafas Reporter
Over 1,000 brand-new big and small vehicles entering Nepal from neighboring India and third countries for sale have been stuck midway at Birgunj point. The vehicles being transported a worth a minimum of Rs 2 million to maximum Rs 10 million each including 572 jeeps, cars, vans, 1,146 buses, trucks, tippers, and mini-trucks.
According to Kamal Gyawali, chief of the Birgunj Integrated Check Post, these vehicles have been parked on the premises of the check post for seven months.
The sale of vehicles has decreased after banks and financial institutions have tightened loan issuance to purchase vehicles, both small and big. As a result, the vehicles have been stuck midway, said Gopal Acharya, chief of the Sipradi Trading Pvt. Ltd. in Birgunj
