Two Electric Buses Remain Unused at Gautam Buddha International Airport

Butwal. Despite the government's decision to operate the electric buses that have been stranded in Lumbini for years at various airports, two buses kept at Gautam Buddha International Airport have not yet come into operation, even though services have started at three airports.

As per the secretary-level decision of the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, the Lumbini Development Trust sent those buses through the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal to operate at Pokhara, Surkhet, Nepalgunj and Dhangadhi airports last March. Although the plan was to send two out of five buses to Pokhara initially, those buses were held back here, citing the need for Gautam Buddha International Airport. Subsequently, the remaining three buses were sent to Nepalgunj, Surkhet and Dhangadhi airports at the end of March.