Birendra Peace Operations Training Centre is an army training institute of

Nepal Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is ma ...

operated by

Nepali Army The Nepali Army ( ne, नेपाली सेना, translit=Nēpālī Sēnā), technically the Gorkhali Army ( ne, गोरखाली सेना, translit=Gōrakhālī Sēnā, label=none; see ''Gorkhas''), is the land service branch ...

. The center is dedicated to train army personnel participating in UN Peace Keeping Operation. It is located at

Panchkhal Panchkhal ( ne, पाँचखाल) is a Municipality in Kavrepalanchok District in the Bagmati Zone of central Nepal. Panchkhal has an area of 103 km² and Density: 386.6/km² according to 2011 census. Glacial strand retreat and fl ...

. The facility was established as "Peace Keeping Training Camp" in 1986, which was subsequently restructured into a dedicated training centre in 2001. and renamed as Birendra Peace Operations Training Center. The training centre was accredited by the UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations by Jean-Pierre Lacroix in 2018. The certification is valid for four years from 31 October 2018, to 30 October 2022. Bpotc-training-centre

Notable events

* In January 2000, an international multi platoon training exercise “Ex Shanti Prayas-I” was done in collaboration with US Pacific Command . *In 2017, the training centre conducted joint training among various nation such as India or Pacific Command of the US Army (USPACOM).

References

Military facilities in Nepal 1986 establishments in Nepal {{Nepal-mil-stub