Pokhara: The Gandaki Provincial government has decided to suspend the implementation of the ‘ride sharing’ regulations for a month.
According to National News Agency Nepal, following deliberations among the negotiation committee, including Chief Minister Surendra Raj Pandey, a decision was taken not to implement the regulations for a month. Kamal Kumar Adhikari, Secretary at the Ministry of Physical Infrastructure Development and Transport Management and Coordinator of the committee, shared that the decision was made to invite transport entrepreneurs for negotiations again and suspend the implementation of the Gandaki Provincial Ride Sharing (Regulation and Management) Regulations, 2082 during that period.
Secretary Adhikari also confirmed receiving a letter from the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers to create an environment favorable for the withdrawal of the public transport shutdown and to bring public life back to normal. An agreement had been reached between the federal government and the transport entrepreneurs on Monday night, which included the withdrawal of the ride sharing regulations by the Gandaki government.