Banepa. Tipper service has been banned in Kavrepalanchowk district from October 14 to November 24 on the occasion of Bada Dashain, the great festival of Nepalis.

Issuing a notice, the District Administration Office has banned the operation of tippers from Phulpati to Purnima in the district.

Assistant Chief District Officer and Information Officer Mahendra Bishwakarma shared that the District Security Committee has requested the authorities not to ÷operate tippers in the district from October 14 to November 24.

He said the decision was taken to minimise the risk of road accidents and to ease and make the movement of passenger vehicles safer as the number of vehicles would increase on major roads of the district including BP Highway and Araniko Highway during the Dashain festival.

The administration has also requested all concerned not to operate tippers during the stipulated period.