The accelerated mass migration out of rural mountains is proof that federalism is malfunctioning
Nepal’s trans-Himalayan district faces deep demographic shift due to migration
Villages in Khotang empty out as entire households leave for cities in the Tarai for easier lives
“We keep talking about rural development, but there is no one left to develop here.”
As depopulation hits home, Himalayan village mulls ways to reverse outmigration
