Port Blair, Mar 02: In order to ensure road safety & to avert accidents, A & N Traffic Police is regularly conducting traffic checking at different locations of Port Blair city to curb the violations of drunken driving/over speeding/rash and negligent driving and various other traffic violations.
During the current year 2023, so far a total of 2592 MV challans have been made against the traffic violators and Rs.16, 77,000/-(Sixteen lakh seventy seven thousand only) has been collected as fine amount. Special emphasis was given on preventing drunken driving & rash & negligent driving. A total of 309 persons were booked for drunken driving & 07 persons were booked for rash & negligent driving and their driving licenses were also seized along with the vehicle.
In addition, a special drive against abandoned vehicles was also conducted and this year till date, 23 vehicles were removed from various parts of Port Blair city.
In order to promote Road Safety, a total of 21 road safety awareness programmes were conducted this year at various schools, offices & panchayats etc. Around 1000 persons participated in these awareness programmes. In addition, 03 meetings were conducted with commercial vehicle drivers & union leaders. Around 250 drivers attended the meeting and they were also sensitized about traffic rules and regulations.
Further, general public is encouraged to report traffic violations such as Using mobile phone while driving, use of multi tone horn, excess smoke emission, illegal/obstructive parking, retrofitted/modified silencers, rash & negligent driving etc. by sending clear photograph/short videos of violation containing clear registration no. of vehicle with date, time and place of offence on the official Whatsapp No. 9531892228 or share through the twitter handle @ANTrafficPolice or to inform on the Traffic Control Room Number 03192-243812 for prompt action against the violators.
