Vehicles to ply on odd/even basis in Kathmandu, Lalitpur, Bhaktapur effective Friday midnight
KATHMANDU, JANUARY 21
The District Administration Authorities of Kathmandu, Lalitpur and Bhaktapur have reimposed the Odd/Even rule for traffic movement, which will come into effect Friday midnight.
As per the system, vehicles with odd-registration numbers will operate on odd days (Nepali calendar date) and even registration on even days. The rule applies to both public and private vehicles.
However, the emergency service vehicles are exempt from the aforementioned rule.
Authorities have reasoned that the measure is implemented in view of the ever increasing single-day Covid-19 cases in Kathmandu valley, which has been setting new records in the past few days in terms of freshly reported infections.
Likewise, according to the order issued by authorities on Thursday, public transport will be barred from carrying passengers above its capacity and has made masks, sanitisers mandatory for passengers.
The order further mandates drivers and co-drivers to have theirs masks and face-shield on at all times while on duty, to disinfect their vehicles on an everyday basis, to bar people without masks from getting on the vehicles.
Furthermore, in the same notice, a few other regulations have been announced setting a limit on public engagement activities at several service providing units following the spike.
