The Morimla border checkpoint between Nepal and China will be opened for trade and business in Upper Dolpa from August 10. 

Pemma Wangchen Gurung, Vice Chair of Shey-Phoksundo Rural Municipality, informed that a decision has been made to open the border area from August 10-29 following discussions with officials from Dongba Province under China’s Shigatse County. 

The Morimla border has been opened once a year for the three municipalities in Upper Dolpa. This year, 2,200 people received border entry passes to conduct trade across the border, informed Damodar Gyawali, the Assistant Chief District Officer. 

According to the municipality's request, Armed Police and Nepal Police will be deployed up to the border during the period. 

Last year, the border was open for 15 days. Residents of Upper Dolpa have been purchasing daily consumables, clothing, and various machinery materials through the Morimla border. 

 

Due to the remote geography of Upper Dolpa, the transportation costs for Nepali goods are high, so locals have been buying Chinese goods here at cheaper prices.