Kathmandu, Aug. 8 -- Around 1,100 containers loaded with festive goods are currently stuck along the Nepal-China border, raising concerns among Nepali traders ahead of Dashain, which begins in late September.

Traders say 600 standard cargo containers are between Nyalam County in Tibet and Kodari in Nepal. The narrow, landslide-prone route has become even more congested due to the influx of Indian pilgrims travelling to Kailash Manasarovar via the Tatopani border.

According to traders, nearly 400 buses and microbuses carrying over 1,000 pilgrims also contribute to the traffic bottleneck.

After flash floods struck the Rasuwagadhi-Kerung route on July 8, many traders began diverting their shipments to the Khasa-Tatopani crossing starting ...