Major Drive To Check Illegal Vehicles
Updated on 15 September, 2007
District Magistrate of Patna B.Rajinder and Senior SP Kundan Krishnan were monitoring the drive themselves.Ashiana Nagar More, Anishabad Tamtam Stand, Shaguna More, Boring Road, Hartali More, R-Block, D'bnglow Xrossing, Kargil Chowk, Rajendra Nagar and Gayghat.The drive were extended to Barh and Masourhi . About 2200 vehicles were find running without proper documents and procedures of rulings under DTO. While Rs. 5,20,250 were collected as fine from these vehicle 68 vehicle had been seized subject to failure to tender fines.SPs, DSPs, ADM were busy all along the day with a host of senior officials from the district administration and the policemen of the respective police stations. A total of 12 places were manned to check the vehicles. While most of the revenue comes from bikers and two wheelers next was the nos. of car.In patna there are too many cars running on alternative fuels not licenced by DTO. LPG cylinders is being used as a favourite fuel. Domestic cylinders are not allowed to be used to run a car. These are subsidised cylinders meant for home purpose hence we are instructed to curb all such vehicles, said a traffic SI at R-Block.Seeing the tough checking some vehicle owners preferred to keep thier vehicles underground for the day.Source : Kumar Nitin, Xpress Group Correspondent, Patna