Balen's Ad Hoc Decision

June 14, 2023 07:37 am

Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) recently announced a decision that mandates all microbuses and jeep services to operate exclusively from the New Bus Park starting June 16 in order to address perennial traffic congestion in Kathmandu. Upon closer examination, it becomes evident that this new measure is unlikely to address the core problem. Instead, it will not only worsen the existing problem of traffic congestion but also impose insurmountable hardships on ordinary passengers, rendering the decision taken by Mayor Balen Shah far from pragmatic.

KATHMANDU, May 12: The Department of Transport Management's decision to take out 26 microbuses plying the Gongabu – Samakhusi – Ratnapark route has added to the transport woes of commuters here.