Transport
syndicate on beni jomsom road broken finally
Are you planning to visit Mustang in a private vehicle or a hired jeep?
If yes, you can now be sure that there will not be any disturbances during the
journey like in the past. If you face any disturbance, the regional
administration will immediately swing into action.The Western Regional
Administration Office has finally managed to break the syndicate on the
75-kilometer Beni-Jomsom road enforced by the local transport entrepreneurs.
Now onwards, one can drive their vehicles on the road without any obstacles.
The office has said it would take immediate action if anyone obstructs movement
of vehicles on the road.“If anyone obstructs movement of vehicles on the road,
we will not call them for negotiation like in the past. We will immediately
initiate legal action against them,” Karki said, “This is not a private road.
No one has the authority to create disturbance on public road.”The office has
directed local administration to do the needful for ensuring smooth movement of
vehicles on the road.
Now onwards, passengers needn´t change vehicles between Beni and Jomsom.
Earlier, they had to change vehicles at Ghasa.“
We will immediate action against those
collecting excessive fare or creating problem to passengers. If passengers are
disembarked from private vehicles and forced to board local vehicles, those
involved in such act will be dealt with seriously,” he added. Karki, who was
recently appointed as Western Regional Administrator, said his first priority
was to end the transporters´ syndicate on Beni-Jomsom road.“I will not allow
anyone to enforce syndicate system on public roads as I am aware of the
consequences of such system," added Karki. He assured that any type of
vehicles can ply the Beni-Jomson road now onwards.The Western Regional
Administration Office is also doing necessary homework for determining the
standards for tourist vehicles. It is having discussion with the Ministry of
Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation on whether tourist vehicles need to get
route permit like other vehicles and whether tourist vehicles registered before
2012 need to follow standards issued in 2012.The office has fixed fare on
Beni-Jomsom road at Rs 800 on temporary basis.
It has asked Dhaulagiri
Transportation Management Committee to fix new fare by mid-August.Earlier,
local transport entrepreneurs were charging arbitrary fares. They also used to
charge fare from passengers traveling in tourist vehicles.Local transport
entrepreneurs are also positive about fixing new fare. “Local transport
entrepreneurs have expressed commitment to not obstruct movement of private
vehicles on Beni-Jomsom road,” Madhu Karanjit, officiating chief of the
committee, said.
Source by TAAN
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