Citizens Face Hardship for Basic Services

Kathmandu. Before four in the morning, a crowd of people can be seen on the streets of Kathmandu. Some go to the Department of Passports in Tripureshwor in search of passports, some go to the Oil Corporation depot in Teku for gas cylinders. Similar chaotic crowds are seen in hospitals daily. This scene is not just for one day, it has started to be seen in the capital daily.

The lines of service recipients seen in Kathmandu are examples of the hardship citizens have to endure to receive basic services that the state claims to provide.