The transit Home, Maheshpur was established in 2004 and it is located in the Nawalparasi district. Nawalparasi district lies in the Western Development Region of the country.
This area is particularly a high risk territory as India and Nepal shares an open border and there are different smaller routes leading to India.
Likewise, to reduce the threat of human trafficking Maiti Nepal has established a transit home at Nawalparasi, Maheshpur.