Karyalaya Ventures has launched a dual-language public transportation app named MotorBhada, and a business-to-business (B2B) app named MotorBhada Company with the aim of contributing to the digitisation of Nepal’s transportation system.

MotorBhada is available on both Android and iOS platforms and it will change the way Nepalis commute every day, the company said in a press statement. Users of the app can get information about bus fares and routes, search for the nearest location to take public transport, make an arrival search, live-track vehicles and get live traffic updates and notifications across Nepal.

Likewise, the B2B app MotorBhada Company, which is available for download on Android platform, is for public transport and transport companies, NGOs, INGOs, travel agencies, private and government organizations, schools, hospitals, offices and any group or individuals who wish to keep track of their vehicles in real time. With features like profile, start, notifications, traffic jam, food, malfunction, accident, strike, natural disaster, road construction, medical emergency and security, now a company can track their vehicles and stay updated at any time with MotorBhada Company app, the company said. Companies will have to register to make use of this service.

“Though we are living in the digital age and talking about smart city, the most important aspect—Nepal’s public transportation system—was missing. So, to give information about the public transportation system—from bus fares to live tracking—on their smart phones, we initiated MotorBhada,” the company said.

“We are constantly updating data in our user app MotorBhada, and as we start registering companies through our B2B app MotorBhada Company, data will be continuously added to the user app. Therefore, we request our users to keep updated with our app.” The founders of the public transportation app are Prasun Timilsina and Sujit Dhaubanjar from Karyalaya. Solar energy entrepreneur Saurav Timilsina is the promoter. Karyalaya Ventures is the information technology wing of Karyalaya IT.