Overview
- Movement through the Rupaidiha Integrated Check Post returned to routine for cars, motorcycles, pedestrians and trucks, with SSB saying travelers were allowed through after identity checks.
- Land Port Authority official Sudhir Sharma reported that more than 500 cargo vehicles carrying diesel, petrol, gas and food entered Nepal and hundreds of empty trucks returned, clearing stranded traffic at Rupaidiha–Nepalgunj.
- Nepal police official Upendra Budha Thoki said customs services have not fully restarted and are expected to resume within a day or two, leaving some Indian vehicles waiting for processing.
- Pedestrian traffic rebounded to roughly 20,000 on Saturday, still below the usual daily volume of about 50,000.
- Local traders and shopkeepers reported rising sales and the return of Indian workers to Nepal, with expectations of stronger business ahead of the Dashain festival.