{"id":19366,"date":"2017-10-23T11:42:48","date_gmt":"2017-10-23T05:57:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/techlekh.com\/?p=19366"},"modified":"2017-10-24T10:32:04","modified_gmt":"2017-10-24T04:47:04","slug":"8700-taxis-fitted-automated-billing-machine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techlekh.com\/8700-taxis-fitted-automated-billing-machine\/","title":{"rendered":"8,700 Taxis Fitted With Automated Billing Machine"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_19371\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19371\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"19371\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/techlekh.com\/8700-taxis-fitted-automated-billing-machine\/taxis-in-protest\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/techlekh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Taxis.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,421\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;BAL KRISHNA THAPA CHHETRI&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D200&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Taxis queuing to protest the government decision to add 1,850 taxis in the Valley, at the Department of Transport Management Office, in Ekantakuna, Lalitpur, on Tuesday. Photo: THT&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1439288499&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;\\u00a9 BAL KRISHNA THAPA CHHETRI - ALL RIGHTS RESERVED&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;18&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Taxis in protest&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Taxis in protest\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Taxis queuing to protest the government decision to add 1,850 taxis in the Valley, at the Department of Transport Management Office, in Ekantakuna, Lalitpur, on Tuesday. Photo: THT&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/techlekh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Taxis-490x315.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/techlekh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Taxis.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19371\" src=\"https:\/\/techlekh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Taxis.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"421\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19371\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: THT<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>8,700 of taxis among the total 9,700 taxis operating in Kathmandu Valley have been fitted with an Automated Billing Machine as part of the drive to check random charging of taxi passengers, said the Nepal Bureau of Standards and Metrology(NBSM).<\/p>\n<p><strong>The NBSM has launched a drive to install the billing machine in taxi meters operating in the valley around eight months ago to prevent the passengers from being overcharged by the drivers.<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThe machine is being installed in around 100 taxis on a daily basis,\u201d said NBSM General Director Bishwo Babu Pudasaini.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The billing machine installation charge is supposed to cost around Rs 5,000 to Rs 8,000 in a taxi.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe taxis without a billing machine are barred from plying in the valley,\u201d said the NBSM.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>8,700 of taxis among the total 9,700 taxis operating in Kathmandu Valley have been fitted with an Automated Billing Machine as part of the drive to check random charging of taxi passengers, said the Nepal Bureau of Standards and Metrology(NBSM). 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