Itahari, March 30: The Transport Management Office, Itahari, has collected more than Rs. 12,023,000 in revenue since the Department of Transport Management adopted the new policy of surveillance on all  means of transport and collecting of revenue from vehicle use.

The office which collected revenue worth Rs 3,590,387 in the corresponding period last fiscal year has been able to collect Rs 8,432,672 by March 23, 2000.

According to head of the Office Loknath Dhakal, the revision of number plates for various kinds of vehicles is the reason for the increased revenue collection.

Revenue and tax were collected from 10,893 out of the 15,366 vehicles registered at the office and the number plates changed as per the rules, Dhakal said.

The number of registered personal, government and corporation owned motorbikes is 9,361 and the numbers of 7,654 of them have been changed.

According to Kapil Regmi at the Registration Section of the Office, the numbers of 200 to 600 means of transport are changed daily and the revenue collected is from Rs 100,000 to Rs 600,000.

As there is overcrowd in the Office, registration has been going on in the mornings and evenings also, it is learnt.

According to Ram Babu Dhakal, an accountant at the office, motorbike owners who had not paid revenue for the last 18 years are now compelled to pay.

The number of vehicles which need to change number is 4,473 and all vehicle owners are expected to come in time for their number revision.