KATHMANDU: Transport entrepreneurs have agreed to open advance ticket booking for Dashain festival from September 22.
A meeting held between transport entrepreneurs and traffic police held at Department of Transport Management (DOTM) on Thursday, decided to that effect, according to DOTM Director-General Gogan Bahadur Hamal.
He informed that transport entrepreneurs have added 250 buses targeting the festive season.
Earlier, the government had decided not to hike public transportation fare before Dashain and Tihar festivals. Transport entrepreneurs have been calling for a hike in public transportation fare before the festive season citing increased operational costs.
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