Driving Licence Distribution Status After Arson
The distribution of driving licences has been halted due to a fire at the Transport Management Department’s office during a protest on September 9.
Key facts about the incident include:
- 18,000 licences were destroyed in the fire.
- 2.5 million licences are pending.
- Only 3,000 out of 22,000 printed licences were found intact.
- 600,000 blank licence cards were found safe, but their usability is uncertain due to damaged printers.
The department’s server has been offline since the incident, making it impossible to verify how many licences had already been printed before the fire
According to Director Keshav Khatiwada, the department has not yet decided how to resolve the issue of destroyed or missing licences, but plans to resume printing after Tihar.
Author's summary: Driving licence distribution halted due to arson.