Following widespread criticism from various quarters, the government on Friday rolled back its decision to impose odd-even registration number plates for vehicles. Earlier, the system was adopted from November 29- December 2 in view of the Asia Pacific Summit 2018 being held in Kathmandu. from November 29- December 2

All public and private vehicles will now be allowed to operate inside Kathmandu from 11:30am on Friday, read a statement by the Metropolitan Traffic Police Division which was posted on its official Twitter page.

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— Metro Traffic (@valleytraffic) November 30, 2018

Earlier, the government had decided to adopt odd-even registration number plate system during the four-day summit, sponsored by a controversial South Korea-based non-government organisation, Universal Peace Federation.

People on Thursday bore the brunt of the odd-even vehicle number system introduced to make the mobility of foreign delegates smooth during the summit, as commuters had to walk for hours to reach their destination as public vehicles were sparse.

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A large number of people were seen waiting for public vehicles at various places in the Capital and even if public vehicles arrived at the station and one managed to get onto on, the journey inside a jam-packed bus was miserable. Likewise, traffic was brought to a grinding halt in many areas on Thursday afternoon to facilitate the movement of VIP motorcades, adding to public hassles.