Tibet border closure hits livelihoods of Nepalis in mountain villages

Besides trade, the seasonal employment from which Nepalis in outlying villages of Bajhang earned their living has been hugely affected.

Kalu Dhami from Dhalain in ward 1 of Saipali Rural Municipality is a sheep farmer. Until four years ago, Dhami would go to Taligumpha village near Taklakot on the tri-junction of Nepal-China and India, to meet his friends.