Bharatpur Metropolitan City began an awareness campaign on Thursday to guide pedestrians and drivers on using traffic lights, starting with a test run of the signal installed at Chaubis Kothi in Chitwan. The metropolis said the programme is intended to familiarise the public with traffic light use and road safety before the signals begin regular operation at major intersections. Lights have been installed at six locations across the city, and the systems are currently being tested.
Campaign begins with a test at Chaubis Kothi
The campaign’s opening activity was linked to a test run at Chaubis Kothi, where one of the newly installed traffic lights is being checked. The awareness effort is focused on both people travelling on foot and those driving vehicles, reflecting the metropolis’s stated aim of informing road users about how to use the signals.
The city has not yet put the lights into regular operation. Instead, the systems at the six locations are being tested while the public awareness programme gets underway. The sequence is intended to give pedestrians and drivers information about traffic light use before the signals become part of routine traffic management at major intersections.
That preparation is central to the campaign: installing lights alone does not ensure that road users know how to respond to them. Bharatpur’s programme is designed to address public understanding ahead of regular use, with road safety included among the subjects the metropolis says it wants to communicate.
Six locations included in the rollout
Traffic lights have been installed at six locations in Bharatpur, and the metropolis says they are all being tested. The test at Chaubis Kothi marks the start of the awareness drive, while the wider campaign is intended to prepare the public for the use of signals at major intersections across the city.
The available information does not identify the other five locations or give a timetable for when each signal will enter regular operation. It also does not specify how long the testing period will last. For now, the city’s announcement establishes that the lights remain under test and that public information is being provided before normal operation begins.
Public information ahead of regular operation
The campaign targets two groups directly: pedestrians and drivers. Its stated purpose is to explain traffic light use and promote road safety as the city moves toward operating signals at its major intersections. The metropolis has not provided further details about the format or duration of the awareness activities, but its announcement places public preparation alongside the ongoing technical tests.
By beginning the programme before regular operation, Bharatpur is seeking to ensure that people who use the roads are informed about the new signals in advance. The campaign is being introduced as the city tests installations at six locations, with Chaubis Kothi serving as the starting point for the public-facing effort. The metropolis has said the awareness work will precede the lights’ regular use, though no start date for that operation has been announced.
