Kathmandu, September 23
Transporters, in coordination with Traffic Police and the Department of Transport Management, have started booking bus tickets, targeting people leaving the Kathmandu Valley during Dashain.
For Pokhara (Kaski district) and some other districts located close to the valley, ticket booking will open only a few days later.
For Pokhara (Kaski district) and some other districts located close to the valley, ticket bookings will open only a few days later.
Twelve help desks set up in different parts of the valley will help the people get tickets for different destinations and prevent unscrupulous staff at ticket counters from cheating passengers.
Twelve help desks will help the people get tickets for different destinations and prevent unscrupulous transport crew from cheating passengers. Places like Kalanki, Balkhu, New Buspark, Old Buspark, Koteshwor, Tilganga, Chabahil, Swayambhu, Sundhara, Nagdhunga, Jagati and Lagankhel have such desks
The Metropolitan Traffic Police Division said it has such desks in Kalanki, Balkhu, New Buspark, Old Buspark, Koteshwor, Tilganga, Chabahil, Swayambhu, Sundhara, Nagdhunga, Jagati and Lagankhel.
The division has called people to lodge complaints at help desks against those involved in cheating passengers, including those seeking to sell tickets at exorbitant rates.
Passengers should collect information such as actual travel fares applicable to their destinations before setting out to book tickets
The department has requested people to gather information such as actual travel fares applicable to their destinations before setting out to book tickets. It also cautioned the public to be wary of middlemen, who try to cheat gullible passengers.
