Taplejung. The Tiptala border crossing in Taplejung has been reopened after staff management. According to Chetman Lama, ward chairman of Phaktanglung Rural Municipality-7, the customs office was previously operated solely by local office assistants from Olangchungola.The customs office was completely closed with the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, but it has now been brought into operation with staff management, he informed. He stated that the border crossing came into regular operation on Thursday after Nayab Subba Pradip Dhital was appointed as the chief to operate the customs office.