Over 700,000 people have left the Capital in six days since Ghatasthapana

Department of Transport Management, in coordination with the Metropolitan Traffic Police Division, has set up 14 help desks to assist outbound passengers.

More than 700,000 people have left Kathmandu Valley for their hometowns and villages to celebrate Dashain in the six days since October 7 or Ghatasthapana, the first day of the festival, according to the Metropolitan Traffic Police Division.