[sustran] Nepal bans import of 2-stroke motorcycles

SUSTRAN Resource Centre sustran at po.jaring.my
Wed Sep 1 11:07:30 JST 1999


Seen in today's newspaper:

Kathmandu: Nepal has banned the import of two-stroke motorcycles in a bid
to improve air quality in the Himalayan kingdom, a newspaper report said. 

Bhakta Bahadur Balayar, a junior minister in charge of population and
environment, told the daily Kathmandu Post that the ban would be enforced
immediately.  - Reuters. 


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