Following the positive response on the first day of driving test for license applicants of light vehicles at Institute of Driving and Training Research (IDTR) Jhajra, the State Transport Authority (STA) is all set to start another IDTR centre in Haldwani, the initial procedure for which is ongoing. In addition to that the STA has also identified land and will soon acquire these for the same purpose at three more cities in Uttarakhand.
Regarding new IDTR centres Additional Transport Commissioner Sunita Singh said, “The procedure for the Halwani centre is ongoing. It will be a centre for Kumaon region. We are planning to set up these centres at 10 more places, out of which we have got land in Tehri, Haridwar and Almora.”
About the testing track in Jhajra she said, “The new Automated Driving Test Track (ADTT) is introduced here as a pilot project and is one of its kind in India. It is laced with censors, cameras and advanced technology. The reports which will be computerised and therefore leave less room for mistakes in assessing the knowledge and skills of the person.”
Dehradun Assistant Regional Transport Officer (ARTO) Arvind Pandey said, “On Tuesday, 23 people appeared out of which 18 passed the exam and five failed. Eleven of them came in their own vehicle, others were provided vehicle at the centre. On the first day eight people appeared and they all passed. Six of them came with their vehicle.”