Nepal Transport Operators Demand Fare Adjustment Amid Soaring Fuel Prices

Kathmandu. Citing a crisis in the transport sector due to uncontrolled fuel price hikes, transport operators have demanded a fresh fare adjustment or a rollback of the price increases. The demand comes less than a week after the government increased fares following a rise in diesel prices, only to impose another massive hike in fuel costs.Saroj Sitaula, Senior Vice President of the Federation of Nepalese National Transport Entrepreneurs, stated that the recent cumulative increase of 55 rupees per liter in diesel has made the transport business unsustainable. He claimed that the recent fare adjustment is insufficient compared to the fuel price...