Strained infrastructure in Bhairahawa dents trade growth

More than 700 freight trucks enter Nepal daily through Bhairahawa, making it the country's second busiest transit point.

Revenue collection at Bhairahawa Customs Office in south-western Nepal has swelled 16 times in the past decade from Rs5 billion in fiscal 2007-08 to Rs82 billion in 2017-18. In the last fiscal year 2019-20, despite the Covid-19 pandemic, customs revenue exceeded Rs70 billion.