Regular public bus service has been brought into operation in the Himalayan district of Manang from Sunday. 22 years after the opening of the track, public bus service has been operated up to the headquarters Chame.

Member of the House of Representatives and former Minister of State Tek Bahadur Gurung inaugurated the regular bus service operation. MP Gurung said that the bus service has been operating in Manang years after the road tracks built by the army were completed during the conflict and handed over to the government.

He said, 'The goal was taken to operate buses on the road of Bhir . This is our achievement . Today is a historic day for us to provide bus services to the general public as well as tourists.' Gandaki Provincial Assembly member Munindrajung Gurung said that the dream of providing easy travel to Manang residents has been fulfilled.

He said, 'The dream of traveling by bus has come true as our forefathers have shown interest in road construction. For now, we have started the bus service even though it is on a dirt road. It is expected that the black paper road will be built slowly. Dhan Bahadur Gurung, chairman of Nason Rural Municipality, said, 'After the bus operation from Chame, the fear that there will be no vehicles from Upper Manang has been removed.'

Lokendra Bahadur Ghale, Chairman of Chame Rural Municipality, said that the rural municipality has tried to start the bus operation for the convenience of the locals. Chief District Officer Matrika Acharya informed that the public bus service has been smoothly started in Manang, where passenger buses arrived for the first time on March 7th.

'After the successful testing of whether or not buses can be operated on the Besisahar-Chame road, regular buses have been operated from Besisahar to Chame headquarters,' he said. 

According to Pragya Acharya, No. 6 Kha 9579 and Na 7 Kha 7267 buses will ply regularly. Bus operator Suresh Ghimire informed that the bus will be operated regularly from Sunday after reaching the headquarter Chame for testing with foreign tourists coming for the Annapurna trek. 

Manang Masryangdi, under construction in Manang, 10-wheeled trucks have also arrived with hydropower equipment. On February 25, the district administration held a coordination meeting in Manang and decided to operate buses from Besi Sahar to Chame. Accordingly, the local administration has brought the bus into operation after necessary coordination with the Dumre-Besisahar-Chame road plan and other concerned bodies.