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Six months on, Electric Buses Remain Parked at Garage

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Six months on, Electric Buses Remain Parked at Garage
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April 29: Five electric buses imported by the government have been lying idle at a garage since the last six months. Prime Minister KP Oli had inaugurated the bus service on October 23, 2018 but the buses are yet to operate.

The Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation had brought the buses for Lumbini Development Trust with financial assistance o Rs 21 million from the Asian Development Bank.

The buses were given tax rebate on VAT and customs duty.

The ministry has stated that the buses have not been brought into operation as they do not meet the specifications mentioned in the agreement with a local agent which imported the buses.

“We have written a letter to the agent to return the sub-standard buses and replace them with the ones which meet the specifications,” said Ghanshyam Upadhyay, joint-secretary at the ministry.

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