Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, May 25: District Magistrate Jammu, Simrandeep Singh has invoked Section 144 CrPC in order to ensure proper maintenance of berms along the roads so as to avoid accidents.
According to the order, it has been brought to the notice of the District Magistrate that the contractors who work on the projects of roads do not fill the berms properly on the sides of the roads, after executing the construction work of the roads.
“Due to the improper dressing of the berms, there are abnormally deep edges on either side of newly executed roads which pose threat of accidents, especially to the drivers /riders of two wheelers”, the order said, adding “the improper gaps on the road sides are also leading to damages to vehicles”.
By virtue of powers vested under Section 144 of CrPC, the District Magistrate has directed all the contractors who work on the project of roads to do proper dressing of berms on either side of the roads after executing the construction work, develop road shoulders (berm) with material of good drainage properties in such a road side while laying of macadam.
“The Junior Engineer and Assistant Executive Engineer concerned of the area shall ensure due compliance to these instructions and any kind of non compliance to these instruction shall be punishable under Section 188 of RPC”, reads the order.
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