Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Apr 24: A special drive was conducted against overloading of vehicles by Traffic Police in tehsil Mendhar of district Poonch. DySP traffic Rajouri Poonch Nawaz Ahmed along with SOT traffic Mendhar Younis Khan and Traffic officials laid Naka at Dhaki Mendher and Sangla Chowk jointly and challaned/seized many vehicles.
The vehicles coming from Mankote, Uchchad Lower KG, Kalaban, Topa, Salwa Pathanateer, Harni, Ari, Sadhoti, Gursai and Dhargloon area were stopped on both Traffic Nakas and documents of vehicles and strength of passengers were thoroughly checked and imposed fine under Motor Vehicle Act accordingly.
The exercise has been done to check traffic norms violation in far flung areas and to ensure safety of passengers in these areas. It has been observed that drivers overload their vehicles during morning and evening hours due to which passengers face lot of dificulties.
A total of 54 vehicles were challaned, seven were seized. The exercise has been done under close supervision Faisal Qureshi SSP Traffic Rural Jammu. Traffic Police also requested the public in general and student community in particular not to travel in those vehicles which are carrying passengers beyond the permissible seating capacity.
Moreover, challaning officers also warned drivers not to indulge in overloading and over speeding of vehicles and put innocent public in danger. Any such violation shall be dealt strictly under law, he added.
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