Kathmandu, April 7 -- The Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport has taken a proposal to the Cabinet seeking to establish authority to look into the management of public transport in Kathmandu Valley under the federal government.

But the Province 3 government is of the view that the transport management system within its borders falls under its sole jurisdiction, as per the constitution.

Kathmandu Valley falls under Province 3, whose temporary capital is Hetauda. But the laws have not, as of yet, specified the tasks under the federal and the provincial governments regarding the management of the transport sector, which is creating confusion.

"The proposed authority has been envisioned to regulate the operation of public vehi...