April 23: Transport entrepreneurs have halted freight service along the Araniko, BP and Helambu Highways to protest against the directive issued by the district administration office to mandatorily get the loads they carry weighed.    
Last Tuesday, the District Administration Office, Kavre had directed transport entrepreneurs and stakeholders to weigh the cargo following a circular from the Ministry of Home Affairs to operate load weighing centres in the district.    
Load weighing centres have been established at Keraghari in Panchkhal Municipality, Naikintar in Panauti and Bhakunde in Namobuddha.    
According to the guidelines, more than six wheeled-cargo vehicles must mandatorily carry a recommended capacity of load.

The government has fixed the charge of Rs 150 per vehicle for weighing load at the load weighing centres. Freight service has come to a halt for the past two days following the protest of the transport entrepreneurs.    
Following the protest, police personnel in a large group have been deployed at all load weighing centres, said Superintendent of Police Bhagya Purush Dhakal. -- RSS