Myanmar’s Road Transport Administration reported that it had registered nearly 90,000 vehicles as of May 16 but public transport buses remain in short supply.
Myanmar, which was previously banned
automobile import for decades, started an old car replacement programme
in September 2011 as the authorities recalled 20-year-and-above old
vehicles in the country, and issued a slip to their owners for applying a
car import license.
Over hundred thousand of cars were
imported, raising millions of dollars for the State revenue. However,
imported buses in the programme account for only 1.66 percent of the
total vehicles registered at the RTA.
Total 82,501 personal cars, 3,865 trucks
and 1,461 public transport vehicles have been registered, according to
the RTA's statistics.
Observers said the influx of automobiles
led to heavy traffic jams in its commercial city Yangon, one of the
most populous cities in Myanmar. It worsened the current poor public
transportation system, they said. They criticized the authorities for
their failure to encourage bus import and upgrade the transport system.
Meanwhile, the government has
streamlined vehicle registration process. The transport department
previously took 3 weeks to complete the registration of imported
vehicles. They however need only 2 weeks now.
source: Eleven Myanmar
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