There is a crowd gathered at Babarmahal in front of Nepal Telecom building waiting for the buses. The buses is expected to arrive by 1pm. “I came rushing here after I learnt about this through Facebook,” Bidur Baral of Damak-11 said. “People back home are also phoning relatives in Kathmandu with information about the bus.”

The bus is only carrying Damak residents. One needs an identity card to prove that s/he is indeed from Damak. Despite no authorised personnel present in Babarmahal to coordinate the crowd, people have learnt over the phone that priority will be given to women and children.