History of Nepal Traffic Police

• First Car was brought in Kathmandu valley

1978 BS    

• First Driving License was issued to Gopal Khopase

• Vehicle registration system was introduced.

• Traffic Control System was enforced by Ramdal.

• Traffic Police Detachment was established. First Driving License issued to woman(Machhari Chitrakar).

• Traffic Police Detachment was renamed as Central Traffic Company.

• Traffic Police were deployed outside Kathmandu valley for first time.

• Transport Act was formulated.Training for police was started.

• Traffic Light System introduced in Kathmandu.

• First Vehicle was provided to Traffic Police.

• Communication Radio Sets were provided to Traffic Police.

• Start of traffic week

• Changed in Traffic dress

• One Way system was enforced for first time surrounding  Tudikhel in Kathmandu.

• Highway Traffic Police Patrol was introduced.

• Central Traffic Company was renamed as Valley Traffic Police Office. Transport Act was replaced by Road and Transport Management Act 2049.

• Computerized Record System was introduced.

• Vehicle Emission Test was introduced. Women Traffic Police Company was established.
• Modern Traffic Light System was established at Thapathali.

• Motor vehicle and Transport management rule 2054 was approved and implemented.

• Regional and District Traffic Police Offices were established.
• Agreement was signed between Traffic Police and Kantipur FM for broadcasting Traffic Update Programme to uphold Traffic Awareness.

• Traffic Police Directorate was established in Police Headquarters.

• Driver's Identity Cards were issued to Taxi and Tempo drivers. Modern Traffic Light system was established at 10 junctions.

• Concrete Road Divider introduced to enforce lane discipline.

• First Women Traffic Police Sector was established at Thapathli.
• Traffic Control Room was established with 103 Toll free Hunting Line to receive and disseminate the information regarding road traffic.
• Agreement with Kantipur was renewed and new agreement was signed with Metro and HBC FM for broadcasting traffic news.
• As Metropolitan Police Concept was introduced in Kathmandu, Valley Traffic Police was renamed as Metropolitan Traffic Police Divisio and Head of this Division, Senior Superintendent of Police started being called as Joint Commissioner.

• Traffic sms service was introduced for public support.

• Metropolitan Traffic police website was, designed and developed by Nepal Police, Computer Directorate.

• Metro Traffic FM 95.6 broadcast was started for traffic awareness.

• CCTV control room was established for traffic management.

• Traffic Police, Nepal mobile app was launched.

• Metro Traffic FM Started broadcasting at 95.5 MHZ