Hilsa border quiet for fifth year as Manasarovar pilgrimage stays closed

China’s post-Covid reopening of the Hilsa border hasn’t revived the local economy as the absence of Kailash-Manasarovar pilgrims, mostly from India, continues to hit hoteliers, local businesses, and airlines hard.

Despite the reopening of Hilsa border point on the Nepal-China border in April last year, the closure of the Kailash-Manasarovar pilgrimage route has left the Hilsa area eerily quiet for the past five years.