Ranchi dist transport dept ups drive against violators
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Ranchi: The district transport department has intensified its drive against traffic rule violators in a bid to promote safe mobility of people on city roads and curb tax evasion by vehicle owners.
The officials have been conducting joint inspection drives across the district to inspect and verify the validity and authenticity of documents such as fitness and pollution certificates, driving licences and tax receipts.
The team examined around 170 vehicles, including e-rickshaws, public buses and three-wheeler passenger vehicles on Saturday. A total of 52 vehicles were found flouting norms and fined around Rs 2 lakh.
Speaking to TOI, Ranchi DTO Akhilesh Kumar said, "Our aim is not to impose hefty fines on the vehicle owners or the people who are earning their livelihood by driving vehicles. We are trying to generate awareness among people on the importance of maintaining vehicle documents. Many times in accident cases, people have to face a lot of trouble in claiming insurance as the documents are not maintained,"
The department has been regularly conducting inspection drives against defaulters and would continue to do so in future, he added.
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The DTO said that most of the vehicles are found not to have pollution certificates. Along with that, many vehicles have also been found not to be filing their road taxes.
In a drive against the defaulters in multiple locations across the city on May 22, the transport department examined around 189 vehicles, out of which 26 were fined, and five vehicles were seized for not maintaining vehicle documents and carrying passengers beyond their capacities.
Around Rs 6 lakh was collected as a fine.
In April, the district transport department and the city traffic police launched a drive across the city against private school vans operating in the city, which have been flouting guidelines laid by the transport department.
Out of 113 vehicles checked, around 70% flouted the norms. In some vehicles which has a carrying capacity of around 10 students, they were operating at double the size of their capacity.
Deputy commissioner Manjunath Bhajantri on Saturday directed officials concerned to adopt 'zero tolerance' against drink driving to curb road accidents. He also urged them to crack down against those found taping or tampering with number plates to avoid fines.
A total of 226 accidents were reported in the district between January and March. A total of 164 persons lost their lives, 11 sustained serious injuries, and 108 suffered minor injuries in the accidents.
Ranchi: The district transport department has intensified its drive against traffic rule violators in a bid to promote safe mobility of people on city roads and curb tax evasion by vehicle owners.
The officials have been conducting joint inspection drives across the district to inspect and verify the validity and authenticity of documents such as fitness and pollution certificates, driving licences and tax receipts.
The team examined around 170 vehicles, including e-rickshaws, public buses and three-wheeler passenger vehicles on Saturday. A total of 52 vehicles were found flouting norms and fined around Rs 2 lakh.
Speaking to TOI, Ranchi DTO Akhilesh Kumar said, "Our aim is not to impose hefty fines on the vehicle owners or the people who are earning their livelihood by driving vehicles. We are trying to generate awareness among people on the importance of maintaining vehicle documents. Many times in accident cases, people have to face a lot of trouble in claiming insurance as the documents are not maintained,"
The department has been regularly conducting inspection drives against defaulters and would continue to do so in future, he added.
The DTO said that most of the vehicles are found not to have pollution certificates. Along with that, many vehicles have also been found not to be filing their road taxes.
In a drive against the defaulters in multiple locations across the city on May 22, the transport department examined around 189 vehicles, out of which 26 were fined, and five vehicles were seized for not maintaining vehicle documents and carrying passengers beyond their capacities.
Around Rs 6 lakh was collected as a fine.
In April, the district transport department and the city traffic police launched a drive across the city against private school vans operating in the city, which have been flouting guidelines laid by the transport department.
Out of 113 vehicles checked, around 70% flouted the norms. In some vehicles which has a carrying capacity of around 10 students, they were operating at double the size of their capacity.
Deputy commissioner Manjunath Bhajantri on Saturday directed officials concerned to adopt 'zero tolerance' against drink driving to curb road accidents. He also urged them to crack down against those found taping or tampering with number plates to avoid fines.
A total of 226 accidents were reported in the district between January and March. A total of 164 persons lost their lives, 11 sustained serious injuries, and 108 suffered minor injuries in the accidents.
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