Kathmandu. Action will be taken against hotels and restaurants that serve substandard food to passengers traveling in public passenger vehicles and charging high prices.
Issuing a public notice, the Department of Transport Management (DoTM) has warned drivers, hotel and restaurant entrepreneurs and passengers about this. According to the department, the notice was issued following complaints of lack of hygiene in hotels and restaurants that provide snacks, snacks and meals to passengers, stale food, flies and low-quality food and charging exorbitant prices.
The department has asked the drivers of public vehicles to stop passengers for lunch, snacks and meals only in hotels and restaurants where clean, hygienic and quality food is available. It has also been asked to give priority to hotels and restaurants with food hygiene stickers of the Department of Food Technology and Quality Control wherever possible.
The department has said that strict action will be taken against the concerned vehicle drivers and hotel and restaurant operators as per the prevailing laws if passengers are found to be ill due to the quality of food. The department has also stated that the concerned authorities are closely monitoring this matter.
Similarly, the department has urged the passengers to call the Nepal Police helpline number 100 if they find any deficiency in the hygiene and quality of food in hotels and restaurants or if there is any fraud in the price. Passengers can also lodge complaints and information to the concerned District Administration Office, District Police Office, District Traffic Police Office, Department of Food Technology and Quality Control or the nearest offices under it.
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