KATHMANDU: Newly elected President of Federation of Nepalese National Transport Entrepreneurs (FNNTE) Bijay Bahadur Swar has said that it is not scientific to determine the lifespan of vehicles as 20 years in Nepal.
Talking to the media Thursday, he said it would not be appropriate to ban vehicles imported from abroad after 20 years of use. He added vehicles that have been in use for 20 years should undergo tests at the physical fitness center and be allowed to run if deemed fit in terms measures such as operational condition and environmental pollution.
“Setting the 20-year lifespan of vehicles has not been scientific. Let’s take them to a physical fitness center and check them. If they can ply the road and do not contribute to pollution, they should be allowed to run,” he said.
FNNTE President Swar said that the provision of not allowing vehicles to run after 20 years in use would be detrimental to the country. “Vehicles brought in 20 years ago are being dumped and new ones are being bought to replace them. Such tendency should be halted immediately.”
He said that the government should immediately form a transport authority to solve the problems of the transport sector.
“The government and transport entrepreneurs should not delay the formation of transport authority as the transport sector is in the intensive care. Let’s revive the transport sector.”
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