New Direct Bus Service Launched Connecting Beni, Nepal to New Delhi, India

Myagdi. A bus service connecting Beni, the district headquarters of Myagdi, to Delhi, India has been launched. Modern Era Tours and Travels and Srishti Yatayat Pvt. Ltd. have started operating a bus service from Beni Kalipul Bus Park today, allowing travel to New Delhi via Syangja, Waling, Bhairahawa, Ayodhya, and Agra.

The bus service was inaugurated by the Mayor of Beni Municipality, Surat KC. Keshav Prasad Adhikari, Chairman of Modern Era Tours and Travels, informed that the service will play a significant role in attracting tourists to religious sites in Myagdi and Mustang by connecting them with India.

“Travel from Beni to Delhi can be completed in 27 hours,” he said. “The bus will depart from Beni every day at 6:45 AM and from Sarojini Nagar in Delhi at 4:00 PM.” The fare from Beni to New Delhi has been set at 5400 Nepali Rupees per passenger, and the fare from New Delhi is 3200 Indian Rupees.

The bus has a capacity of 45 passengers. The distance between Beni and Delhi is 1400 kilometers. Residents of Myagdi, Baglung, Parbat, and Mustang will benefit from this service. Previously, people from Myagdi traveling to India had the inconvenience of having to reach Pokhara first to catch a bus.

Sushan Kisan of Mangala Rural Municipality-1, Bharjula, stated that the problem of having to reach Pokhara a day in advance, stay overnight, and then take a bus to Delhi the next day has been resolved. Mayor KC of Beni Municipality also mentioned that establishing transport connectivity between Delhi and Myagdi will aid in tourism development.

Mayor KC stated that the bus service will be convenient for Indian tourists coming to visit religious sites such as Galeshwor Dham and Pulhashram in Myagdi, as well as Muktinath Temple in Mustang.

Krishna Prasad Paudel, Chairman of Srishti Yatayat Pvt. Ltd., stated that under the Nepal-India Maitri Bus Service program, efforts are underway to operate transport services from Delhi via the Kaligandaki Corridor road through Myagdi up to the Korala border point near the Chinese border.

More than one lakh Indian devotees visit Muktinath Temple in Mustang annually. Transportation entrepreneur Ain Bahadur Shahi stated that for passengers traveling from Myagdi to India for employment, education, treatment, and other purposes, the fare will be significantly cheaper than taking a train in India, and the risk of being looted will also be reduced.