Addressing the nation on Friday, Prime Minister KP Oli has directed the closure of Long Distance public transport from March 23. The government has decided to ban long-haul public transport, saying there would be a risk of corona transmission in public transport.
Despite the ban on long-distance vehicles, the government has not made clear how long the distance will be considered. This has led to confusion among transport professionals and the general public.
In the Vehicles and Transport Laws Act, 2049, 250 km or more is called long distance. According to Tirtha Raj Khanal, information officer of the Transport Law Department, the Prime Minister has been addressed to avoid travel from one city to another.
The Vehicles and Transport Laws Act, 2049, states that long distances are 250 kilometers or more. Medium distance is considered one hundred kilometers and a short distance are said to be 25 km to one hundred kilometers. The Act states that local roads should be less than 25 km apart.
