Transport Management Office at Ekantakuna in Lalitpur has registered over 35,000 applications for taxi-road permit filed by the earthquake victims from 14 most-affected districts.

The Physical Infrastructure and Transportation Ministry took the decision to provide 1500 taxis with an objective to provide employment to the quake affected.

Quake affected people thronged the premises of the Office and waited in long queue braving the scorching heat to file applications. But many of them are pessimistic on their name being drawn out of the lottery as the numbers of application keeps on surging everyday.     

People of all ages were seen standing in the queue carrying an umbrella hoping to own a taxi.

Seventy-nine-year-old Narayan Krishna Potey of Banepa said that he had waited for 3-4 hours from early morning to file his application. “I don’t know whether this is a gimmick or an honest commitment. I hope that my troubles will ease if I am selected,” said Potey. When asked who will run the taxi if he was given one, he replied, “Of course I will.”

Another elderly woman, Satyahama Hamal, aged 65, of Dhobighat is also driven by a similar hope.

 The application deadline is slated to close on August 20, 2016.