Birendra Peace Operations Training Centre is an army training institute of

Nepal Nepal, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mainly situated in the Himalayas, but also includes parts of the Indo-Gangetic Plain. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China Ch ...

operated by

Nepali Army The Nepali Army (), also referred to as the Gorkhali Army (; see '' Gorkhas''), formally known as "Royal Nepal Army" is the land service branch of the Nepali Armed Forces. After the Gorkha Kingdom was founded in 1559, its army was establis ...

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

Panchkhal Panchkhal () is a Municipality in Kavrepalanchok District in the Bagmati Province of central Nepal. Panchkhal has an area of 103 km2 and population density of 386.6/km2, according to the 2011 census. Glacial strand retreat and fluvial inc ...

. 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