Sindhupalchowk, January 12:

Trade via the Tatopani transit point will resume from tomorrow following an agreement between the government and traders signed here today.

The business strike at the transit point was withdrawn after the Home Ministry decided to issue identity cards from the Immigration Office at Tatopani to traders and transport workers of other districts with recommendation from the Nepal Himalaya Simapar Byapar Sangh (NHSBS), Nepal Himalaya Simapar Banijya Sangh (NHSBS) and the Sindhupalchowk Chamber of Commerce and Industries (SCCI), Chairman of the NHSBS, Durga Bahadur Shrestha, said.

Ten different organisations, including trade associations, SCCI, Truck Containers’ Entrepreneurs Association and Free Transport Workers’ Association, had called for a business closure at the transit point. They had said traders and transport workers of other districts were affected by the implementation of the ID card system from Tuesday.

The government representatives and traders reached an agreement after the three-day-long closure of both import and export via the transit point. Over 600 traders and workers are now a relieved lot, Chairman of the Araniko Route Truck Unit Committee, Arjun Sapkota, said. According to customs sources, a loss of around Rs 200 million was incurred during the business strike.