Officers investigating during the operation in Patiala.
In the Patiala district of Punjab, 13 challans were issued during the checking to ensure that traffic rules are followed as part of the ongoing road safety campaign by the Transport Department. Giving information, Patiala Regional Transport Officer Naman Markan said that
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Strict action taken on DC’s instructions
Naman Markan said that Patiala Deputy Commissioner Dr. Preeti Yadav had given instructions during the meeting of the District Road Safety Committee that road safety rules should be ensured and challans should be issued after investigating the violations. RTO said that today Assistant Transport Officer of Transport Department, Patiala, Pradeep Singh checked at different places and issued 13 challans.
7 challans for overloaded vehicles
He said a school bus was cited for violations to enforce the safe school vehicle policy. Apart from this, 7 challans were issued for overloaded vehicles, 2 challans for filling goods at a height more than the prescribed height, 1 challan for commercial use of tractor trolley, 1 challan for wrong use of tourist bus permit and 1 challan without documents. Is.
Accidents occurring due to non-compliance of rules
ATO Pradeep Singh said that such checking will continue continuously to ensure adherence to road safety rules and no leniency will be taken against violators. He said that non-compliance of road rules leads to major accidents and loss of precious lives.