INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Kathmandu, February 3
Around two years ago, the government had announced the removal of syndicate system in transport, and the move was
expected to improve Kathmandu valley transport system.
However, public vehicles& route management issue continues to persist, forcing
passengers to bear with discomfort and inconvenience during travel.
As the issue is yet to be sorted out, some routes have more public
vehicles than required while some others have a limited number of vehicles insufficient to cope with the increased flow of passengers.
Until
mid-May 2018, transport entrepreneur committees would issue route permits for public vehicles, and now with the government decision to end
the syndicate system, route permit is being granted by transport management offices.
As the government is yet to fix routes, route permit is
being given on the basis of demand causing imbalanced transportation service.
According to Department of Transport Management Director
General Gogan Bahadur Hamal, the route management issue is under discussion and it is taking time as it is a complicated issue.
The route
management issue includes determination of the number and capacity of vehicles for defined routes.
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