Luggage tag system to be implemented in long-route public buses

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९ जेष्ठ २०८३, शनिबार ०८:५५May 23, 2026

. KATHMANDU: The baggage tag system of passengers is to be implemented in the long route public vehicles leaving the Kathmandu Valley.

The system is being implemented with the objective of making the luggage of the passengers safer, ending the problem of loss and replacement of bags and making public transport more systematic.TAG_OPEN_div_30

KATHMANDU: The Kathmandu Valley Traffic Police Office and the Federation of National Transport Entrepreneurs (FNNTE) have signed an agreement on Friday.TAG_OPEN_div_28 Chief of Kathmandu Valley Traffic Police Office and Senior Superintendent of Police Nawaraj Adhikari and President of Federation of National Transport Entrepreneurs Saroj Sitaula signed the agreement.

As per the agreement, passengers travelling in long-route public buses will now have a special tag on their luggage from the 15th.TAG_OPEN_div_26 The arrangement of handing over the goods to the destination will be done only by matching the tag number of the passengers and the tag number of the goods kept in the bus.

is believed to play an important role in keeping the passengers’ baggage safe. Chief of the Kathmandu Valley Traffic Police Office and Senior Superintendent of Police Nawaraj Adhikari said the system was needed to control the increasing luggage theft, loss of bags and illegal activities in the public transportation.

“This system will be effective in preventing the loss of luggage, theft and other undesirable activities of passengers traveling in public vehicles,” he said.TAG_OPEN_div_22 The collaboration between traffic police and transport entrepreneurs has been put in place keeping the safety of passengers at the centre. In the initial phase, this system will be implemented on long route vehicles from May 15. ”

Saroj Sitaula, president of the Federation of National Transport Entrepreneurs, said that a modern management system would be adopted in public bus service like in air travel.TAG_OPEN_div_20 According to him, the issue of securing the luggage of passengers has been a challenge for a long time.

TAG_OPEN_div_18 He said, “The luggage tag system will now be implemented in buses like on ships.” This will eliminate the problem of passengers’ bags being exchanged, lost or taken away by the wrong person. Passengers will be able to travel without any fear. ”

According to transport entrepreneurs, there have been many complaints of missing luggage of passengers during festivals, crowds and night travel.TAG_OPEN_div_16