KATHMANDU, July 10 -- The Federation of Nepali National Transport Entrepreneurs on Friday put forth various preconditions for the resumption of public transportation.

A day after the government decided to allow short-distance public transport, transport entrepreneurs said that they will not resume public transportation under the current circumstances.

At a press conference, the chairperson of the Federation, Yogendra Nath Karmacharya said that transport entrepreneurs will be able to resume public transportation only after the government addresses their demands including deferral of the bank loan repayment of the lockdown period, exemption from bank loan interest, and lowering of interest on bank loans, among others.

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