KATHMANDU, June 13: Long, medium and short-distance vehicles heading outside the Kathmandu Valley are all set to operate their services from the New Bus Park, Gongabu, starting from June 16.
Organizing a press conference in the capital on Tuesday, the Microbus and Jeep Coordination Committee said vehicles, which are is being operated from different places of Kathmandu, will now be operated from the New Bus Park.
The committee’s coordinator Rajendra Acharya said they decided to operate jeep and microbus services from the New Bus Park to comply with the decision of the Kathmandu Metropolitan City. The KMC had on June 2 urged the stakeholders to operate all kinds of vehicles traveling outside the Kathmandu Valley from the New Bus Park.
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"We are ready to implement the decision of the local government. The KMC should strictly ask all bodies concerned to implement the decision. We are ready to support KMC," Acharya said.
Long-haul transportation services, especially those involving microbuses and jeeps (Tata Sumo), are currently in operation by setting up counters at different places including Balkhu, Kalanki, Balaju, Machhapokhari, Gongabu and Koteshwar.
Acharya urged passengers to get tickets from the counters located at the bus park. He also requested the KMC to make arrangements for 'pick-up and drop' for a certain period of time in the previous places for the convenience of the passengers while operating the microbus and jeep services from the New Bus Park.
