The Ladakh traffic police has collected over Rs 1.5ꦉ0 crore as fines for rules violations till April-end, following which the authorities launched a traffic rules enforcement drive ahead of the tourist season, officials saꦯid.
A fine of Rs 1,57,25,750 has been collected by the traffic authorities till the end of April 2022 for different traffic violations, a traffic police officer said. Also, 761 traffic challans were issued and a fine of Rs 2,82,000 was collected from the violators in the last three days, 𝕴he said.
On May 28, the traffic police launchedꦦ a special drive against rules violations, such as over-speeding, dangerous driving, driving without a licence and wrong parking in the Leh and Kargil districts.
To ensure smooth execution of the drive, special check-points have been established at different places like on theꦅ Kargil-Drass road, the Kargil-Sankoo road, the Karg🗹il-Leh road, the Leh-Nubra road, the Leh-Upshi road and the Leh-Kargil road, the officials said.
The traffic authorities have also in𒅌troduced modern traffic gadgets, including speed radar guns, Alcometer ꦇfor better execution and enforcement of the Motor Vehicle Act (MVA).
&qu🌠ot;The enforcement drive against traffic violations has been intensified given the rise in motor transport vehicles during the upcoming tourist season", the officer said.
Superintendent of Polic♈e (SP) Traffic, Mohd Rafi Giri said special drives🐼 will be carried out against drunk driving, road rage, off-road driving, dangerous driving and using high-beam lights.
(With PTI inputs)