Birgunj transit has seen an increase of around 38 percent in revenue collection from import and export in seven months of the current fiscal year, 2021/22 as compared to the same period of the previous FY.
India is to close the transit points on the border with Nepal for four days in view of the State Legislative election taking place in its Uttarakhand state.
The movement of people from India through the Gaddachauki border transit point in Kanchanpur has been halted in view of the increasing infections of omicron variant.
The construction of roadway by India in Lipulek is against the agreement of reaching consensus on any disputed issue between the two countries via diplomatic dialogue, which made in the Nepal-India Joint Commission
Nepal-India border areas are being monitored very closely at the present, due to the immense surge in coronavirus cases in India, with omicron variant being confirmed in at least 3,000 people as of Friday morning.