Most visitors complain about congested space, long queues at the entrance and ticket outlets, and the litter -of promotional materials like brochures and flyers. [break]
Organizers of CAN Info-Tech said they have taken all possible measures to make the event more organized than previous years.
Kishor Pant, first vice-present of CAN, said the passage for visitors is wider and there are two separate entry points. “The second entrance is for VIPs,” he said. The passage has been widened by 2 meters to 5 meters.
CAN General Secretary Narayan Neupane said the number of volunteers has been doubled to 75 this year. “We have kept trash bins in many places and there are more cleaners to ensure there is no litter,” he added.
The entry tickets have been made available in branches of Civil Bank and Computer Point Nepal to avoid rush at ticket counters.
The SMS service started last year will provide information about the event on mobile phones. “Interested people can send a SMS to find out about a particular stall or category of products and we will send information through SMS mentioning products of the stall and list of stalls offering similar products,” Ramit Sharma, product coordinator at SparrowSMS, said.
The organizers said they are working in close coordination with Nepal Police and Traffic Police to make the event absolutely trouble-free.
The event saw more than 300,000 footfalls last year and officials are hopeful the number will exceed this year.
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