Valley CDOs to hold meeting today, prohibitory orders extension likely

KATHMANDU, July 15: Chief district officers (CDOs) of the three districts in the Kathmandu Valley are holding a joint meeting at 1 PM on Thursday. 

The meeting will take necessary decisions on extension of the ongoing prohibitory orders in Kathmandu, Lalitpur and Bhaktapur districts. 

According to officials, the CDOs of Kathmandu (Kali Prasad Parajuli), Lalitpur (Dhundi Prasad Niraula) and Bhaktapur (Prem Prasad Bhattarai) are preparing to extend the restriction orders by another 15 days. 

The orders, which were first put in place on April 29 and extended several times, are due to expire on Thursday midnight. 

The meeting will also discuss on allowing the long-haul public vehicles entering and leaving the Valley, according to Bhaktapur CDO Bhattarai.