- Saturday, 1 November 2025
Mustang, Oct 29: More than 40,000 domestic and international tourists have visited Mustang in first 10 days of the month of Kartik.
The District Police Office, Mustang, stated that 37,146 domestic tourists and 3,732 foreigners arrived in Mustang district via the Beni-Jomsom road section during 18 to 27 October. Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) of Mustang, Tshiring Kippa Lama, said that a total of 11,808 vehicles entered into the district during the period via the Beni-Jomsom route.
Some of the tourists arriving in the district to pay homage to the Muktinath temple on October 27 were affected due to snowfall occurred on the same night.
Tourists in the areas were affected following the rainfall and snowfall occurring since Monday night, police said.
Heavy snow in the trails along the Kagbeni Muktinath temple road section has troubled tourists and devotees, official of the Muktinath Mandir Development Committee Rabin Subedi said.
Subedi said that the Muktinath Snankunda (pond) and 108 taps have frozen following the massive dip in temperature, Subedi added.
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Snowfall likely in mountainous region
There is a possibility of moderate snowfall in some high hilly and mountainous region of Koshi, Bagmati and Gandaki provinces today, according to the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology.
According to the Department, one or two places in the high hilly and mountainous region of Koshi and Bagmati provinces are likely to receive heavy snowfall today.
According to the Department, the weather is likely to be affected in Bagmati, Madhesh and Koshi provinces from coming Thursday to Saturday due to a cyclone called ‘Montha’ developed in the Bay of Bengal. The cyclone is in the stage of entering into Andhra Pradesh of India and would arrive in Nepal gradually becoming passive. It will be then shifted to the central part of Nepal as the low-pressure system causing rain, it is stated.
As the system turns active, there is a chance of moderate snowfall in some areas of the high hill and mountainous regions of Koshi and Bagmati provinces, and in some areas of the high hill and mountainous regions of Gandaki province.
Due to potential rainfall and snowfall, risks such as sudden flooding and landslides in rivers and streams may arise, which could also affect daily life, road and air transportation, agriculture, tourism, and other sectors.
The water flow in the Bagmati, Kamala, Koshi, and Kankai rivers, along with their tributaries, is expected to increase significantly, potentially reaching alert levels, the Department noted.
There is also a high possibility of flash floods in some rivers flowing through the Kathmandu Valley, Kavre, Sindhupalchok, Dolakha, Makwanpur, Chitwan, and Sindhuli in Bagmati province; Bara, Parsa, Sarlahi, Rautahat, Mahottari, Dhanusha, and Saptari in Madhesh province; and Sankhuwasabha, Taplejung, Panchthar, Tehrathum, Bhojpur, Dhankuta, Ilam, Jhapa, Morang, and Sunsari districts in Koshi province.
Hence, the department has called for all concerned agencies and the general public to adopt precautionary and safety measures. —
Heavy snowfall occurs in Mustang
Mustang, Oct 29: Heavy snowfall has blanketed different parts of Mustang district from early morning today.
The vehicular movement along the Charang-Lho Manthang road section is affected due to the heavy snowfall, the police said.
Tshiring Kippa Lama, the Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) of District Police Office, Mustang, said that the vehicular movement was affected due to the snowfall from Thurlungphant to Lho Manthang of the road section. DSP Lama stated that the area has witnessed massive snowfall, creating obstruction in mobility.
The security personnel deployed at the Border Out Post at Nhechung in Lho Manthang cleared the snow along the Chhoser-Korala road section on Tuesday.
However, the road section from Kagbeni to Muktinath area, which was blocked after the snowfall has now resumed.
The mountain districts have experienced heavy snowfall, while the lower regions recorded rain.
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