Port Blair, Feb 10: Andaman and Nicobar Police is all set to launch a special drive against Drunken Driving.
In the last year, a total of 575 drivers have been found driving under the influence of alcohol and have been challaned. In addition, their details have been forwarded to the Licensing Authority for cancellation of their driving licenses. This chronic problem persists in our Islands and deserves constant attention from the Traffic Police.
Now the Traffic Police is possessing modern breath analyzer machines to conduct check of drunken driving.
These new machines indicate whether the percentage of alcohol in an individual’s body is within the permissible limit or not. The machine also prints out the exact amount of alcohol present and the date and time at which the checking has taken place. A total of 08 teams of Traffic Branch will be deployed exclusively for these checks with immediate effect apart from the local police of South, Middle & North Andaman.
All drivers are directed to obey the law of land and not cause their own or others deaths on the roads in the Islands due to intoxication.