Kathmandu, May 14 -- The Environment Department of the Kathmandu Metropolitan City said that the ongoing crackdown on polluting vehicles in the Capital city has encouraged vehicle owners to carry out timely maintenance of their vehicles.

Vehicle owners have begun servicing their vehicle engines on time or committing to take their vehicles directly to workshops if caught by metropolis officials during random emission tests on the road.

"We have already detained over 100 vehicles, mostly diesel vehicles such as public buses, microbuses, trucks and pick-up trucks," said Jagatman Shrestha, traffic expert adviser at the Kathmandu Metropolitan City office. "Positive changes have been noticed in vehicle owners. Compared to the past, the trend ...