Reconstructed Valley Traffic Police Control Room handed over

By A Staff Reporter

Kathmandu, Oct. 29: The newly reconstructed Traffic Police Control Room at the Kathmandu Valley Traffic Police Office, Ramshahpath, has been formally handed over. 

The control room, rebuilt with the support of the Non-Resident Nepali Association (NRNA), was handed over to the Kathmandu Valley Traffic Police Office amidst a special function held on Tuesday morning. 

The symbolic key was presented by NRNA International Coordination Council President Mahesh Kumar Shrestha and Vice President, as well as Chair of the Disaster Management Committee Manoj Kumar Shrestha, to Additional Inspector General of Police (AIGP) Dan Bahadur Karki, Chief of the Valley Police Office. 

They jointly inaugurated the reconstructed control room during the ceremony.

Speaking at the event, AIG Karki expressed his gratitude to the NRNA International Coordination Council for its support. He remarked that the true reflection of urban development is not only seen in the wide roads where large vehicles move but also in the condition of pedestrian footpaths.

Karki noted that CCTV cameras damaged during the recent Gen-Z movement have been restored, and full-scale monitoring operations from the control room have resumed. 

He emphasised that while those violating traffic rules will face action, those abiding by them will be honoured. He further reiterated that driving public vehicles under the influence of alcohol is completely unacceptable, adding that the anti-drunk-driving campaign will continue with full force.

Similarly, Shrestha highlighted that the technology installed in the new control room will play a crucial role in reducing road accidents and crimes, contributing positively to society. He also mentioned that the NRNA is planning to hand over breathalysers soon.

During the programme, the Kathmandu Valley Traffic Police Office honoured officials of the NRNA International Coordination Council and three traffic police personnel with letters of appreciation.

The Traffic Police Control Room, which had been destroyed during the vandalism and arson during the Gen-Z movement, has been reconstructed with the generous support of the NRNA.