Kathmandu, Nov. 7 -- Nepali traders are reeling from severe supply disruptions.

Cross-border trade with China through Rasuwagadhi and Tatopani has been almost paralysed for nearly four months, leaving hundreds of containers stranded on the Chinese side.

With the Miteri Bridge still under repairs after being swept away in July and China dispatching only a handful of containers daily, traders say their festive and winter goods have been stuck for months, causing huge financial losses.

"We have received no official date for the operation of the Rasuwagadhi border point, as the bridge construction is still incomplete. As for the Tatopani border, China is dispatching only three to four containers daily despite normal road conditions," said ...