Dapcha Market Declines After BP Highway Construction

Kathmandu. Once a stopover for Eastern Nepal and Kathmandu, the commercial center of Kavrepalanchok's Namobuddha Municipality, Dapcha Bazaar, is now almost deserted.

Dapcha, the main commercial center connecting Kathmandu with Eastern Nepal, is the same place, and the houses are old. The difference between yesterday's and today's Dapcha is the commercial hustle and bustle that once took place here. Before the construction of the BP Highway, Dapcha used to have double transactions of lentils, mustard seeds, grains, soybeans, ghee, food grains, salt, and clothes. People from Bhojpur, Okhaldhunga, Sindhuli, and Mithila used to walk to Dapcha. Traders from Kathmandu also used to reach Dapcha.