New vehicle registrations suspended to control air pollution, fuel price hikes, and traffic jams
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The Department of Transport Management on Thursday issued a circular to the provincial transport ministries and transport management offices not to register new public vehicles. The department has stated that the registration of new public vehicles has been suspended for the time being to control air pollution, fuel price hike and traffic jams.
'Due to the failure to scientifically manage public transport, excessive air pollution, vehicle congestion and traffic jams have increased, causing difficulties in movement,' the department said in a letter sent to the relevant provincial ministries. 'It seems that public vehicles need to be properly managed to address the inconvenience and difficulties faced by public vehicles and transport due to the rising price of fuel.'
To address this unusual situation and challenge, the decision to suspend registration until further notice has been issued in accordance with the Vehicle and Transport Management Act, said Maniram Bhusal, director of the department.
'Sub-section (3) of Section 24 of the Traffic Management Act 2049 provides that if the department deems it appropriate to suspend the registration of any type of vehicle for public interest due to environmental pollution, traffic congestion, road conditions, difficulties in traffic movement or similar reasons, the department may order any or all transport management offices to suspend the registration of such vehicles,' the letter written by the department states.
Therefore, in the public interest and with the aim of scientific management of public vehicles, it is necessary to suspend the registration under Section 14 of the Act until further notice is issued by the Government of Nepal.
The department has written to suspend the registration of public vehicles also by offices/municipalities under the ministry as per the Act. The department has also asked to suspend new registrations of electric public vehicles in its correspondence. While the reason for suspending registration is the increase in fuel prices and air pollution. But electric vehicles neither require fuel, nor do they pollute the environment.
