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MUSTANG, Oct 14:
Over 2,500 electric vehicles (EVs) imported through the Korala border have been stranded in Mustang and cannot be moved to their destinations due to road disruptions caused by heavy rainfall, floods, and river erosion along the Beni–Jomsom road since September 27 (Ashoj 11).
Although the road reopened on Friday evening, its condition remains precarious, preventing the newly imported electric vehicles from proceeding toward their destinations, according to industry representatives.
According to the Armed Police Force Border Outpost (BOP) at Lomanthang-4 Nhechung on the northern Nepal-China Korala border, more than 2,000 EVs are currently parked in the open plain of the no-man’s-land and the Mustang Customs Yard at Nhechung. Inspector Prakash Dhital, the in-charge of the Korala BOP, stated that after customs clearance at the border, local drivers bring the vehicles up to the customs office, where company drivers then offload them. He noted that security personnel have been facilitating the handling of vehicles parked at the border post.
Additionally, around 500 EVs cleared through customs and brought down to Jomsom have been managed across two parking sites. Deepankar Budhathoki, a representative of Simec Inc. (the importer for BYD vehicles), explained that despite the reopening of the Beni-Jomsom route, the poor road condition has stalled smaller electric cars from leaving Jomsom. These vehicles have been temporarily parked at the Jomsom Bus Park and the local customs office parking area.
Budhathoki noted that while about 450 BYD vehicles were successfully dispatched to their destinations prior to September 27, subsequent shipments have faced bottlenecks due to difficulties on the Beni–Jomsom road. Simec Inc. plans to import over 3,000 electric vehicles via the Korala border following closures at the Rasuwa and Tatopani checkpoints.
Meanwhile, Police Inspector and Information Officer Santosh Basyal reported that by Monday, over 600 freight containers carrying imported goods from the Korala border had departed the district toward their destinations, and empty containers have begun moving back up toward the border to transport more goods.
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