There has been a national concern for a person named Dr. Govinda KC, a senior orthopedic surgeon at the TU Teaching Hospital.

It has been several times that KC’s voice for the national medical distributive justice has been ignored by the government and the leaders are culpable for failing to deal with this issue with due respect.

When I watched his interview I really felt the utter necessity for attaching importance to his voice which is meaningful and logical for the most part.

It is important to make all the citizens of a nation feel equally secure when it comes to paying medical attention.

The government needs to be serious about providing health services and facilities in every nook and corner of the country in a more demographic and unbiased manner.

People who live in Humla, Jumla, Mugu, Mustang and other remote districts should also get the same level of medical treatment that the people of the Kathmandu Valley, Pokhara and other urban areas get.

In a nutshell, the government should not be regionally prejudiced and make the health care system more affordable, distributive and easily available all over the country.

Shiva Neupane, Melbourne

Sajha buses

This is with reference to the news story “PM flags off new fleet of Sajha buses” (THT, November 28, Page 2).

The Sajha Yatayat deserves appreciation for resuming the commuter bus services in the Kathmandu Valley and some places outside the Valley. It used to be one of the dependable bus services some two decades ago but it could not sustain because of corruption within the organization.

Let us hope that Sajha will not repeat the same mistake as the Kathmandu Metropolis has also poured in millions of rupees for its resumption. But running the Sajha buses in the city area will not ease the traffic congestion the denizens face every day and night and even during non-rush hours.

The Valley’s roads have become too narrow to hold all the vehicles that hit the streets every year. The only solution to ease this traffic jam, control pollution, maintain air quality and natural beauty of bowl-shaped capital is to go for a metro service like in other mega cities.

Public buses alone will not be able to provide services to millions of people who have to commute every day for their work on time.

The government must come out with a plan to run underground metro service which will not only provide efficient services to the people but also help lessen traffic jams on the street and also help maintain air quality and add beauty to the city.

The initial cost of constructing the underground metro will be comparatively expensive. But once it comes into operation not only will the government earn a profit from this service but people will also have to pay less than what they have to as bus fare.

Will the government consider making this dream come true? There will be the private sector which will be ready to make investment on this kind of lucrative venture.

Rabindra Rana, Lalitpur