Upper Dolpa residents struggle to make ends meet as Tibet border remains shut

Locals of Dolpobuddha, Sheyphoksundo, and Chharkatangsong pay a hefty price for goods transported on mules.

Karma Lama, a resident of Dolpobuddha Rural Municipality Ward 3, in the upper Dolpa region recently bought a 30kg bag of rice at Rs4,500. The same bag of rice would cost him Rs1,500 in Dunai, the district headquarters.