Four
years
its
Tourism is emerging as one
Farmers living on both
Mechi
closure, the border re-
of the most viable economic
sides of the border
connects Bhadrapur of
opened in May 2019,
sectors of Rasuwa as it
towns buy and sell their
Nepal to Galgaliya of
but
constitutes major parts of
agricultural
products
India can play a pivotal
Langtang National Park.
and livestock at haat
role in creating a solid
bazaars
market
closed
after
again
in
January 2020 due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
of
border
towns.
spot
bridge
which
and
trading
the
border
in
region and regain its lost sheen. The frequency of crossing
Birgunj is well known
increases in this area when
for unauthorized trade
there are border disputes
in gold, betel nuts, etc.
or clashes or bans on the Indian border side in the south. Employment opportunities
Common commodities
are on the rise both at
such
Rasuwa and across the
informally traded. Often
border in Kerung.
due to lower prices of
petroleum
petroleum in
products
bordering
Indian
Birgunj,
vehicles
neighbouring
are
from Raxaul
cross the border and fill petrol and diesel and return back. Infrastructural development has
transformed
borderlands
into
the geo-
economic hotspots. Social aspects Bhadrapur
is
one
between
among the many places
and
Sherpa
Construction activities and
Ethnic
ethnicity
are
major
the signing of Belt and
similarities
the
Road Initiative by Nepal has
people along the two
where
caused people to migrate to
sides of the border has
share cultural beliefs
the region for work.
promoted
and values with the
inhabitants region.
of
and
linguistic
Tamang
significant
social exchanges.
the
residents
residents of India.
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