Villagers living close to the Nepal-China border, Mugu district are pushed to poverty after trade with Beijing came to a halt, reported The Kathmandu Post.
In early 2020, the border closed, and hundreds of households in this northwest corner of Nepal were pushed to the edge of poverty. Residents of the remote Mugu district bordering China pointed out that Beijing’s erratic trade policy is one of the key reasons for their poor quality of life, reported The Kathmandu Post.
Tshiring Kyapne Lama, chairman of Mugum Karmarong Rural Municipality, said around 45 per cent of the locals in the rural municipality were living in extreme poverty.
“The number of people living below the poverty line has increased from 38 to 45 per cent in a year,” said Lama.