The Delhi-Kathmandu bus operated by Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) is currently stuck in Nepal. The ongoing unrest in the neighboring country is facing trouble.
Delhi Transport Minister Pankaj Singh said that the bus is on a “safe place” and the authorities are coordinating to return it. The minister said that two buses were deployed on this route, one of which is stuck in Nepal. He said, “The bus is in a safe place and as soon as the situation is normal, it will come back. We have suspended service on this route and services will be resumed when the situation is normal. The bus has no passenger.” The minister also said that there is no need to panic with the people.
The senior transport officer said that at present the situation in Nepal is very bad, and if the buses kept running, both vehicles and people could have been affected. Therefore, it was decided to suspend the service. He also said that there is no passenger in the trapped buses and in this case, Nepal and Indian embassies are being coordinated. Some other officials said that buses run by private operators are also stuck in the neighboring country.
DTC started Delhi-Kathmandu Friendship Bus Service in 2014. The service now covers a distance of 1,167 km and is Rs 2,800 per passenger. These luxury buses are operated on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
The reason for the suspension of this service is a recent violent clashes in Kathmandu, in which thousands of young protesters confronted the police outside the Parliament House. At least 19 people died while using tear gas, rubber tablets and baton by security forces. The protesters broke the police barricade and entered the premises in protest against the social media ban. After resigning from the post of KP Oli, now Sushila Karki has been commanded by Nepal.
