Unfair Transport Fares

With the arrival of Dashain, people are in a rush to go to their home towns to celebrate their biggest festival. Hundreds of thousands people have already left the Kathmandu Valley. However, this time passengers travelling by road are facing double whammy. On one hand, they are afraid of potential risks of accidents on the highways that are partially or fully damaged and blocked by landslides and floods. On the other, they have to pay exorbitant prices to get tickets. Some transport operators are ashamedly fleecing the commuters at a time when they are supposed to charge reasonable fares from the passengers, who have been compelled to travel in buses carrying beyond capacity. The acts of taking undue advantage from the passengers pose a moral question to the transport entrepreneurs, who should run their business in line with the existing rules and regulations.