Kathmandu, July 7
More than 50 per cent of the vehicles plying the roads in Kathmandu valley have failed the pollution test carried out by the Metropolitan Traffic Police Division in the past three months.
During the campaign, 3,056 vehicles were tested; out of which, 1,710 failed to meet the required standard of smoke emission.
“Both kinds of vehicles, running on petrol and, diesel failed the test. We are working to strengthen the pollution test ahead,” said Chief of the Division, SSP Basant Kumar Pant.
Vehicles failing the pollution test are fined Rs 1,000 and would get the green sticker after they carry out maintenance to meet the standards, informed chief of the Vehicle Test Office, Kathmandu Ram Chandra Poudel.
The three-month campaign of Traffic Police also included corridor and underpass management, road marking, footpath management, mobile education for two-wheelers, regulation of stop, drop and lift, among others.
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