KATHMANDU: The Bagmati Province government has resumed practical exams for heavy and medium vehicles, including mini-busses, mini-trucks, lorries, buses, and trucks, after a closure of approximately one and a half months. Motorcycle and mini-vehicle trials had already resumed from June 14.

The Ministry of Labor, Employment, and Transport of Bagmati Province has authorized the reopening of trial centers in the valley specifically for medium and heavy vehicle practical exams starting from Friday. These centers include the Transport Management Offices located in Radhe Radhe, Bhaktapur, Ekantakuna, and Thulo Bharyang.

Secretary Balram Niraula confirmed the reopening of these three trial centers, emphasizing that permission had been granted to restart trials promptly. Rajkumar Kapali, head of the Transport Management Office in Ekantakuna, announced that online registration forms for practical exams for heavy and medium vehicles would be available from Sunday. Similarly, Danda Bahadur Basnet, head of the Transport Management Office in Radhe Radhe, stated that practical exams for medium and heavy vehicles would commence from Monday.

Regarding trials for motorcycles and mini vehicles, several centers such as Easy Way Trial Center in Radhe Radhe, Bhaktapur, Vehicle Academy and Research Center Pvt Ltd in Gurjudhara, Nepal Driving and Reconditioning Center Pvt Ltd in Gokarneshwar, and Suzuki Driving School Pvt Ltd in Ekantakuna had already resumed practical exams since June 14.

The closure of the valley's trial centers for practical exams, which had been in effect since May 15, followed instructions from the National Vigilance Center (NVC) citing discrepancies with the Operational Guidelines for Driving Test Centers issued in 2074 BS. Subsequently, both the ministry and the NVC conducted inspections to verify compliance with the prescribed infrastructure standards. After confirming that the trial centers had met the required physical infrastructure standards, they were permitted to resume operations.

Earlier in mid-April, the NVC had initiated a detailed study and inspection to assess whether the trial centers in the valley had complied with the prescribed infrastructure standards