50 for motorcycle, 100 for car/jeep and Rs. 30 for items including helmet
In the name of Independent Students' Union, students have started collecting parking fees from the spectators who came to watch the match at the cricket ground in Kirtipur of Tribhuvan University. There has been criticism for charging fees for parking motorcycles, cars and other vehicles in the university premises.
Ayurveda Campus Kirtipur Swaviyu printed the receipt and collected the fee on the first day of the match on Saturday. In the
receipt, it is mentioned that there will be a charge of Rs 50 for motorcycles, Rs 100 for cars/jeeps and Rs 30 for materials including helmets. It has been found that some students of Trivi Central Campus Swaviyu have arbitrarily collected parking fees from the spectators who went to watch the Nepal Premier League (NPL) as 'Trivi Parking'. Students are stationed in the parking area outside the playground to collect the fee with the receipt.
Swaviyu President of Central Campus Shyamraj Ojha said that unauthorized persons have been entering the university premises and collecting fees since previous matches. He said that instead of being collected by unauthorized persons, they are going to charge the fee by connecting students to internships. He claimed that there was only a discussion about raising the
fee but it was not raised. An outsider would come and collect 50 rupees for keeping a helmet. We had said that the students would park on the university land at a minimum fee," he said. "There was opposition to that. Swaviyu has said not to charge the fee.'
An official of Swaviyu complained that there was no discussion and decision regarding the fee collection, but the fee was collected in the name of Swaviyu. They allege that President Ojha has assigned students close to him to collect funds. Swaviyu had already sent information to the university campus to organize parking during the NPL in collaboration with the police.
Campus Head Dhyanendra Rai said that even if parking is to be managed by the Self-Employed University, there is no information about how to manage it. "The Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) has taken the cricket ground through an agreement with the university. The organizer is also CAN," he said. "Parking management should be done by CAN. The university and the campus are not involved in it.'
He complained that the university is disturbed due to commotion and garbage during the competition. Students are also divided on the issue of parking fees. The university has been affected due to random parking,' he said, 'cricket should also be conducted without disturbing the environment of the university.'
Swaviyu Secretary Siddhant Bhatt said that Swaviyu has no information about parking management. He said that there was no discussion on this issue in the SWA Union. CAN has given a 50 percent discount on tickets to the university students to watch the match.
In the year 2054, CAN has been using the cricket ground through an agreement with the University. The agreement is due until 2083. Even though Can has rented the field, the government has also been helping with the construction of infrastructure. 6 lakhs for land rent, 2 lakhs for scholarships and 1 lakh for university sports are being paid annually by CAN to 9 lakh university.
