Holi in Delhi: Special teams to be deployed to prosecute traffic violators, say Police
In view of Holi, the Delhi Traffic Police has made elaborate preparations to guarantee the security of motorists and particular checking teams will even be deployed at main intersections to detect and prosecute traffic violators, officers mentioned on Saturday.
The traffic police have appealed to all motorists to keep away from traffic violations and urged folks to observe authorities directives and never have fun the upcoming festivals at public locations.
As the pageant of Holi will be celebrated on Monday, elaborate traffic preparations have been made to guarantee the security of motorists on roads and strict motion will be taken towards these discovered indulging in drunken driving, performing stunts on two-wheelers, using with out helmets, over-speeding, leaping the purple mild, harmful driving or another traffic violations, in accordance to the traffic police.
”Special checking teams will be deployed at main intersections and weak factors to detect and prosecute traffic violations. Special traffic police checking teams, together with PCR and native police teams, will be stationed on varied roads and strategic areas throughout Delhi to verify drunken driving, red-light leaping and different violations. Radar weapons will be deployed at varied weak roads to verify incidents of over-speeding,” Joint Commissioner of Police (Traffic) Meenu Choudhary mentioned.
Citing the federal government directives in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the police mentioned public celebrations and gatherings, congregations throughout upcoming festivals comparable to Holi, Shab-e-Barat, Navaratri should not allowed at public locations, parks, markets or non secular locations throughout Delhi and any individual discovered violating the directives shall be prosecuted in accordance with regulation.
”According to the instructions of the Supreme Court Committee on Road Safety, in instances of drunken driving, red-light leaping, utilizing a cell phone whereas driving, harmful driving and over-speeding, the driving licence will even be seized and be responsible for suspension for a interval of minimal three months,” Choudhary mentioned.
Action will even be initiated towards the homeowners whose automobiles are discovered to be pushed by minors and unauthorised individuals performing stunts or driving with no licence, the officer added.
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