High number of Youths travelling to India for Dashain expenses

After finishing crop plantation, farmers of mid and far western regions have started moving to India to earn money for Dashain-Tihar expenses. The number of people traveling from Nepal to India has been increasing from the first week of the Nepali month Shrawan. The western border Gadda Chauki has been crowded with people moving to India for employment. Thousands of Nepalis travel to India everyday through this border point to work as laborers in Simla, Himanchal and Kala Pahad areas of India. The queue of people desiring to work as laborers in India has only increased in course. Since farmers remain unemployed for 3-4 months after the completion of crop plantation, they are compelled to go to India due to lack of employment opportunities in Nepal. The farmers of mid and far western region usually go to India through the Gadda Chauki border. They usually stay in Nepal throughout the plantation season and move to India after the plantation every year. District Police Office, Gadda Chauki informed that around 2,000 to 2,500 people of mid and far western regions travel to India everyday through the western border for job opportunities.