So far, 3253 e-rickshaws have been registered at the Nepalgunj Transport Management Office. The vehicle should be driven only after registration, but most of the e-rickshaws that are seen in the market are running without registration.
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It has been seven years since Deepa Dhakal started driving an e-rickshaw in Nepalgunj. She bought a rickshaw for 2 lakh 5 thousand and registered it in the municipality by paying 1000 rupees. It should be renewed annually by paying five hundred rupees every year.
It has been four years since Anita Baral, 29, started driving an e-rickshaw in Nepalgunj. He bought the rickshaw for 2 lakh 15 thousand in the morning Runs from 10 am to 4 pm. Since her two children are small, she only drives the rickshaw until she comes home from school. In the morning, I drive the rickshaw after sending my children to school. I will take home from school in the evening,' she said. Driving a rickshaw all day earns up to one thousand rupees. She is a native of Bardiya and has been living in New Road by renting a room.
Bina Tharu of Rajapur Bardia also started driving a rickshaw in 2076. Her son, who is living in Nepalgunj on rent, is studying in class 7 and daughter in class 10. Husband works as a mason. Living with her family in Nepalgunj-4 Ganeshpur, she bought an old rickshaw 1 lakh She bought it by paying 30,000. 'This rickshaw does not deteriorate much.' If one breaks, 10 days of earnings will be lost,' she said, 'It costs Rs 3,000 to charge in a month.'
So far, 3253 e-rickshaws have been registered at the Transport Management Office of Nepalgunj. Vehicles should be driven only after registration, but most of the e-rickshaws that are seen in the market are running without registration. Ramesh Budhathoki traffic police from Traffic Management Office Banke said that no one at the local level has been able to monitor adequately.
Surya Bogti, city police in-charge of Nepalgunj sub-metropolitan city, said that now the municipality is making a procedure and getting e-rickshaws listed. There are currently 4500 rickshaws registered in the sub-metropolitan city. It is in the procedure to be registered by paying 500 rupees every year.
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