*MVD team seizes 4 vehicles, challans more than 20 during night checking in Doda*

Doda, February 08; ARTO Doda Er Kuldeep Singh and team comprising of MVI Jasbir Singh ,Vipan parihar, Surinder Singh, Ravinder Singh conducted Night drive on NH 244 with the assistant of District police in view complaints of overloading by the Trucks and Dumpers operators on Jammu to Doda kishtwar Route during night. Besides, Bus operators carrying overload passengers in the Bus services operated during Night from Jammu to Doda- kishtwar – paddar Route were checked. 

 

The team laid Naka from Ganpat bridge, Khellani upto Malhori from 9 PM upto 7 AM in the morning during the checking drive 4 nos vehicles were seized and total 20 vehicles including overloaded Trucks, Dumpers, passengers Buses were challaned by the checking team. 

 

Drivers were also checked for drunken driving with the help of breath analyser, and one driver was found driving in drunkard condition beyond permissible limits. Various truck/ bus drivers stop their vehicles on way behind on route after getting information about the Naka of MVD team Doda. Number of driving licences were retained for suspension of the Trucks, Dumpers found overload beyond permissible carrying capacity as per directions of Hon’ble supreme court committe on Road safety. 

 

ARTO Doda kuldeep singh disclosed that such drives shall remain continue in future too to stop and book the violators, who will be found conducting Overloading in the Goods vehicles as well passenger Buses during the night also to create deterrence among the Traffic rule violators and to prevent accidents caused by overloading and drunkard driving and damage to the public Roads and National Highways .He further impressed upon all operators to adhere with traffic rules and avoid conducting Overloading in Goods as well passenger vehicles. The expected fine recovery will be about over 4.5 Lakhs out of challaned vehicles from this drive, he added.