KATHMANDU, July 23: Nepali nationals who were stranded in China following a recent flood in the Lhende River in the Nepal-China border at Kerung are being repatriated to Nepal on Wednesday.
After the flood swept away the Nepal-China friendship bridge on July 8, those Nepalis were unable to return home. Authorities have now arranged for their return via the Tatopani border point in Sindhupalchok.
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On Monday, federal lawmaker from Rasuwa, Engineer Mohan Acharya, met with Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr. Arzu Rana Deuba to request diplomatic efforts to facilitate the return of the stranded Nepali nationals.
During the meeting, lawmaker Acharya drew Minister Rana’s attention to the delay in bringing the stranded Nepalis back, the need for constructing a temporary bridge connecting the two countries, the reconstruction of the swept-away friendship bridge and for better exchange of weather forecast information between Nepal and China.
Following this appeal, arrangements were made to repatriate the stranded Nepalis through the Tatopani border point, as there is still no bridge built in Rasuwa.
According to Arjun Paudel, Chief District Officer, Rasuwa, Nepal government has arranged transportation from Tatopani to Kathmandu for the returning citizens, while the Chinese government has facilitated travel within Chinese territory.
CDO Paudel said that 203 Nepali nationals are being brought back on Wednesday, including vehicle drivers, patients and those who had run out of regular medication. Although the Syafrubesi–Rasuwagadhi road section is now operational, the friendship bridge remains out of service, necessitating the use of the Tatopani route for their return.
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