Important Security Announcement for American Citizens in Nepal
Warden Message
June 16, 2008
This warden message is being issued to alert American citizens who may be traveling to the areas of Darjeeling, Kurseong, Siliguri, and Kalimpong in Eastern India about an indefinite bandh (“strike”) called by the Gorkha Jan Mukti Morcha (GJM) group in support of its demand for a separate Gorkha state. For more information please go to the U.S. Consulate General in Kolkata, India’s website:
http://kolkata.usconsulate.gov/wm061108.html or http://kolkata.usconsulate.govFor additional information, please refer to “A Safe Trip Abroad” found at http://travel.state.gov. Americans living or traveling in Nepal are encouraged to register with the U.S. Embassy through the State Department's travel registration website. The Consular Section of the U.S. Embassy in Kathmandu is located at Maharajgunj. The telephone number is 977-1-4007200, 4007201. The number for after-hours emergencies is 977-1-4007266,4007269. The fax number is 977-1-4007281. The Consulate’s e-mail address is consktm@state.gov and its Internet web page is http://nepal.usembassy.gov U.S. citizens should also consult the Department of State’s latest Country Specific Information for Nepal, Travel Warning for Nepal, and the Worldwide Caution, available at http://travel.state.gov. Up-to-date information on security can also be obtained by calling 1-888-407-4747 toll free in the United States or, for callers outside the United States and Canada, a regular toll line at 1-202-501-4444. These numbers are available from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Eastern time, Monday through Friday (except U.S. federal holidays).