Sajha Yatayat adding 24 more buses at its service

KATHMANDU, June 29: The Sajha Yatayat is making preparation to add 24 more buses to its service.

The Sajha Yatayat is preparing to introduce 4 Deluxe buses and 20 city motor vehicles to expand its service, according to Mahendra Raj Pandey, executive officer of the cooperative public organization.

According to Pandey, four buses will likely arrive in the valley this week while the remaining others will arrive very soon. The company had signed an agreement for the purchase of new vehicles some months ago.

Sajha operates one bus on Kathmandu-Baglung route daily and demand for expanding its long route services is increasing day by day.

“We are struggling to expand its service as demanded,” said Pandey.

Sajha Yatayat, which first introduced its bus service in 1962 March 16, runs its bus services mainly in Kathmandu and Lalitpur city. Since 2016, it has its expanded its network and has been providing long haul bus service to Baglung, Gorkha, Birgunj and Lumbini.