Tanahun, Oct. 17 -- Shortage of technical human resource at the Transport Management Service Office in Dumre, Tanahun, has affected the daily services.

"We have recently been delegated additional responsibilities of driving licence renewal and registration of truck body workshops. But we are unable to provide either of these services as the authorities concerned have not supplied the staff required for these jobs," said Bishwo Kumar Shrestha, chief at the transportation office.

The office was set up in Bandipur Rural Municipality four years ago to provide transportation-related services to the people from Tanahun, Lamjung, Gorkha, Manang, and parts of Chitwan, Dhading and Kaski districts.

On September 11, the Cabinet meeting of Gandaki...