Mule Traffic Banned for Five Days on Filim–Larke Pass Trail in Gorkha Starting Today

File photo summary: Mule traffic is banned on the Filim–Larke Pass trail in Chumnubri Rural Municipality from Baishakh 8 to 12. Manoj Lamichhane, Chief Administrative Officer of the rural municipality, has stated that the restriction is due to casting and railing construction along the trail. Mule operators have been requested to use alternative routes. Baishakh 8, Gorkha.

In Chumnubri Rural Municipality of northern Gorkha, mule traffic on the Filim–Larke Pass trail will be prohibited for five days starting today. The ban has been imposed to allow for trail upgrading work. Manoj Lamichhane, Chief Administrative Officer of the municipality, said that due to the ongoing casting and railing construction on the trail between Ward No. 5 and Rana village, mule passage will be restricted beginning Tuesday.

“From Baishakh 8 to 12, those who need to move mules are requested to use alternative routes. The pedestrian path will be made accessible again once the upgrading is completed,” he said. Daily necessities, food grains, and construction materials continue to be transported via mules in Chumnubri Rural Municipality. The municipality has also appealed to mule operators to halt mule traffic for these five days.