KATHMANDU, May 15: Sajha Yatayat is starting electric bus service on new routes.

KATHMANDU, Feb 6: The Bagmati province government is also set to operate 'electric bus' on its own by establishing a separate independent agency.

Sajha Yatayat, a cooperative public transportation organization established in 1961 to provide efficient and affordable public transportation services to the people in Kathmandu Valley, evokes pleasant memories among all those who have used it. Sajha was timely and affordable, which is why when the people had to travel outside of the valley they would first choose Sajha over other services. And it ran pretty well until the mid 1980s. Then came the 1990s. Politicization, entered Sajha too, like in other public sectors, and coupled with mismanagement, Nepal’s exemplary public transportation system suffered its end. Therefore, when Sajha resumed its service eight years ago, there was a sense of excitement among commuters. In few years since its resumption of service, Sajha has become popular again. Sajha has set an example in Nepal’s public transportation sector. Few other private bus services have tried to emulate Sajha.

KATHMANDU, Sept 9: Sundar Yatayat, a private transportation company, has launched two electric buses in the capital.

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KATHMANDU, Feb 23: Though some senior officials of the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation (MoCTCA) earlier claimed that the BYD buses imported by the government were produced in India, multiple documents obtained by Republica including a letter from the ministry show that the country of origin of the vehicles is China.

KATHMANDU, Feb 21: Five electric buses procured from BYD Auto Industry Company Ltd in China has been languishing at their garage as the government shows reluctance to bring them into operation citing ‘technical faults’ in the buses.

KAILALI, Feb 10: Even seven months after announcing its full-fledged budget, Sudurpaschim Province has not been able to implement its decision to operate its own electric bus service.

KATHMANDU, Dec 30: Government's announcement to operate 300 electric buses for public transportation in the Kathmandu Valley has received mixed response from former finance ministers and experts.

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