After the Information Officer denied information sought earlier, RTI Support Center Coordinator at the freedom1 Forum Sanjiv Ghimire knocked the door of the Kathmandu Metropolis again addressing Chief Executive Officer at the Metropolis Officer on August 8, 2012 as per the Sub Clause 1 and 2 of Clause 23 of the Right to Information Act. Earlier, on July 17, 2012 Mr Ghimire sought the following information with Kathmandu Metropolis in line with Clause 3 of Right to Information (RTI) Act 2007: a) Is there any rule, decision, directive or policy about parking in any public places or road side? If any, provide copy. b) Which public places and roads in the Metropolis have been separated the place to impose parking fee (tax). Provide complete details including area of the places. c) Among the parking areas, which company or individual is assigned to collect parking fee? Provide information about them, area of the parking places and any agreements or contract made in this regard. d) How much tax did Sub Metropolis raise from parking years during the fiscal years of 2008/09, 2009/010, 2010/011? Provide information of separate incomes from the parking areas. e) Provide separate annual reports/data about what sorts of vehicles were parked and in which places during the fiscal years 2008/09, 2009/010, 2010/011. The registration number of the application addressed to the Chief Executive Officer is 18.
Freedom Forum is a prominent non-governmental organization in Nepal dedicated to institutionalizing democracy, protecting and promoting human rights, press freedom, freedom of expression, right to information, promoting audit accountability, open and accountable budget, public finance reforms, citizen engagement in public finance management and citizen participation in audit. Established in February 2005, the organization emerged in response to the political turmoil following Former King Gyanendra’s coup dated February 1, 2005, which imposed severe restrictions on media and democratic rights. A group of media professionals, legal experts, and academics founded Freedom Forum to safeguard Nepal’s hard-earned democratic freedoms during this repressive period.
