Humla residents relieved with direct bus service to Kathmandu

The initiative marks a significant shift for Humla, a district long dependent on air travel and porters for connectivity, but maintaining a regular schedule remains a challenge.

Sabita Pariyar from Humla, a mountain district of Karnali Province, reached Birendranagar in Surkhet on Friday with a sense of relief she had never experienced before while travelling out of her district. She was headed to Kathmandu, but for the first time, she boarded a bus to the national capital directly from near her home in Simkot.