The Immigration Office of the Tribhuvan International Airport has barred its staffers from using their mobile phones while on duty at the airport.

The Department of Immigration and the Immigration Office of the Tribhuvan International Office said so by issuing a notice on Friday.

The staffers deputed at the arrival and departure hall have been directed to use landline or official mobile phones during the office hours.

Senior immigration officers will monitor whether the staffers have been following the directive or not.

The staffers can use their mobile phones only by taking permission of the immigration officers in case of emergency, the notice read.

All the employees have to keep their mobile phones in the locker.