Among others, education has been one of the priority sectors of the government of Nepal. Every year, educationalists argue about the amount of budget allocated by the government in this sector. Several educational reform programs were tried investing billions of rupees received from bilateral or multilateral international funding agencies. One of the most ambitious programs is the School Sector Development Plan (SSDP) with an investment of one trillion rupees “School sector development” (THT, December 6, Page 8). Its main aim is to make the education from one to eight grades completely free and compulsory. Strengthening access to education of all the school going children thus bridging the dropout rate to zero is one of the ambitious objectives of SSDP. However, there has not been any significant and satisfactory progress in this effort. The main reason behind that seemed to be lack of political commitment and appropriate and reliable plan. Also, lack of proper supervision and weak monitoring system prevalent in the government machinery is another drawback in effectively implementing SSDP. The transformation of four-tier structure of school education into two-tiers comprising the basic level from grade one to eight and the secondary level from grade nine to twelve is another reform approach proposed in the SSDP. It had created a hue and cry among both the government and private secondary schools. It took some time to implement. The government was not able to timely amend the bill due to lack of political consensus. Dissolution of Higher Secondary School Board of Examination and bringing it under a National Examination Board has been a long process for the government. Rai Biren Bangdel, Maharajgunj Transportation I am concerned why the transportation system has been neglected for decades or so. I really can’t understand as to why government is constantly staying nonchalant even when the road mishaps have been killing hundreds of people every year. The article in THT, “All abroad: Indifference rules but...” really touched me. Living in the world’s sophisticated city Melbourne, I really can’t make a comparison about transportation of Melbourne with the transportation in Nepal. However, I find it is worth sharing some of the fascinating services that the commuters here are receiving. The government here seems to me really proactive than reactive. There is a subtle policy in place for making transportation services very smooth. There are not private buses, trams or trains for carrying passengers. The public transporters are doing a great job here. Therefore, there is no aggressive competition among the drivers, for example, by overtaking the vehicle in front in order to take in more passengers and reach the destination earlier. Shiva Neupane, Melbourne