In rush to travel, passengers hit road hurdle

With repair of highways likely to take time, transport operators are unsure if they can safely carry all the people who want to go home for Dashain.

Sambriddha Sapkota, 26, a resident of Meghauli in Chitwan, has returned from Japan on a month's vacation to celebrate Dashain with her family. But she has been stuck in Kathmandu for the last three days after the recent floods and landslides caused damage to highways.