SC decision on transport services to be implemented

September 15, 2001
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September 15, 2001

Kathmandu: After the Supreme Court upheld the government decision to make necessary arrangements for ticket booking and selling for long-distance passenger buses operating from the capital only at Gongabu bus park and Sundhara, the transport management committee constituted by the government has active in implementing the decision.

A writ petition was filed challenging the government decision.

The transport management committee formed by the Kathmandu District Administration under the traffic and transport management act has taken the decision not to open booking counters within a distance of half a kilometre inside the Ring Road except for Gongabu bus park and Sundhara in a bid to make the transport sector planned. As decided by the committee no long distance buses will depart from other places other than Gongabu and Sundhara.

The transport management office under the Department of Transport Management issued a public notice to remove the booking counters along and around the Ring Road within seven 
days and to have the ticket booked through authorised employees only at the specified places.

The government has taken the decision to resolve various problems such as duping of the passengers, issuing two tickets for the same seat, traffic jam, and the buses leaving behind the passengers when booking for long distance buses is allowed at various unauthorised and unspecified places.

Meanwhile, the Central Region Bus Operators Association operating long-distance bus services has called for full implementation of the decision upheld by the Supreme Court.

Provisions have been made for advance ticket booking from specified places from September 17 for the convenience of the passengers going out of the valley on the occasion of the Vijaya Dashami festival.

The association with about 500 members operates about 100 buses daily.