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Cartels still Monopolising Transportation Sector

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April 3:  Although the government has banned syndicate in transportation service, the transport cartels have been monopolising the transportation sector of the country.

The syndicate system in transportation service has been exposed after the transport entrepreneurs operating buses along the Koteshwar-Dhulikhel section of Arniko Highway demanded revoking the route permit of a new entrant, Mayur Yatayat.

The Vehicle and Transportation Management Act, 2049 has clearly mentioned that public transportation companies can provide service only through open competition. However, the transportation cartel is still deep rooted in the country.

Transport entrepreneurs have been staging protests since Mayur Yatayat acquired route permit to operate buses along Koteshwar-Banepa section of Arniko Highway on March 15. They halted transportation for about an hour on Monday, April 2.

 The bus entrepreneurs have warned of halting transportation to the east of Koteshwar if their demand is not addressed.

One  of the agitating bus entrepreneurs Bala Ram Tanabasu said that they would intensify their protest if the government does not address their demand.  "Our committee has been operating 2,400 transportation vehicles. We have invested Rs 8 billion for it. The problem has occurred because of issuing route permit to a new company by the government without coordinating with us. " Tulsi Ram Aryal, spokesperson at the Department of Transportation Management (DoTM) said, "We have provided route permit legally to the transportation entrepreneurs. Since the Act itself has allowed everyone to come into competition, we will not entertain the demands to revoke the route permit. It would be against the law to scrap the route permit of Mayur Yatayat lawful."

Mayur Yatayat’s Chairman Mohan Bahadur Shrestha informed that its service will not be stopped by the protests. "We have started the service after registering the company legally and the DoTM has provided us the route permit after supervising the route," he added.

He further said that the company will operate its service despite the demonstrations and strikes. He informed that the company will extend its services to the rural areas as well in collaboration with the concerned authorities.

 

 

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