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Kathmandu, July 31. The government has issued 12 directives to transport operators, focusing on vehicle and passenger safety.
The Ministry of Home Affairs has issued instructions to traders associations/federations like the National Federation of Nepal Transport Traders.
In order to implement the theme of the research report on the incident in which two buses fell into the Trishuli River and went missing in Bharatpur-29, West Maltar, on the Narayangad-Mugrin section on June 28.
The Ministry of Interior has asked passengers to purchase tickets before travelling, developed and implemented an online ticket purchase system, and implemented the issue of travelling only with documents that show the passenger’s identity.
Likewise, the family has also directed for installation of GPS tracking systems in all vehicles, installation of speed limiting devices in vehicles to control high speeds, and installation of CCTVs and transponders in public vehicles.
The government has also directed businessmen to sign employment contracts with all drivers and co-drivers and arrange for minimum wages/salaries to be included in the social security system.
The letter also said that transport staff should be trained in polite, decent and friendly passenger behavior, and drivers should be trained in safe driving regularly to encourage them to abide by traffic rules.
The guidelines also propose strict supervision of drunk driving and that long-distance passenger buses should be equipped with at least two drivers.
The government has directed the traders to formulate and implement a code of conduct for transport traders and workers, arrange uniforms and identity cards for drivers and co-drivers, make mandatory identity cards and prescribed uniforms for employees at ticket counters and make third-party insurance mandatory for vehicles plying across the country.
The letter also states that vehicles should be regularly maintained and inspected and old and unsafe vehicles should be phased out.
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