INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Kathmandu, May 29
The government is all set to promote operation of electric buses in Kathmandu valley and major cities of all provinces in
its tender to control air pollution.
Unveiling the budget for the fiscal 2019-20 at the Parliament, Minister of Finance Yubaraj Khatiwada
said the government would encourage and promote operation of emission-free vehicles to combat air pollution
He informed that he had allocated Rs 1.53 billion for improvement of transport management.
According to Minister Khatiwada, the government
shall make public transport system competitive and systematic
&E-card system shall be introduced for payment of transport fair, while enhancing reliability of public transport,& he said.
For the purpose
of e-vehicles, the government shall set up adequate number of charging stations, in coordination with Nepal Electricity Authority
There is a plan to set up vehicle fitness test centre in Kathmandu and all provinces, by making it mandatory for periodic emission test of
&The government shall also prioritise and encourage the use of mass transportation in cities,& Minister Khatiwada said.
Electric vehicles
and non-motorised transport can play an important role in reducing emission load in cities like Kathmandu where rising level of pollution
has become a major health concern, according to the government.
Vehicular emission is the major cause of deteriorating air quality in urban
areas, where it is aggravated by substandard or adulterated fuel, narrow and poorly preserveed streets, poor traffic management, old
vehicles and poor vehicular maintenance.
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