Excelsior Correspondent
Rajouri, Aug 26: Underscoring the need for strict implementation of traffic rules and regulations to check road accidents , the Minister of State for Transport, Power and Forest, Shabir Ahmed Khan has stressed for close coordination of concerned Departments for enforcement of rules for smooth traffic on all the routes of the State.
Chairing a high level meeting of civil and police officers convened in the back drop of recent road accident on Rajouri- Kotranka road held at Rajouri District headquarter today, the Minister instructed that no new permits should be issued for plying of 407 passenger vehicles in hilly districts. He said instead of that plying of buses should be encouraged in hilly areas, as Government has already banned plying of 407 type passenger vehicles on the roads of districts of Rajouri, Poonch, Doda, Kishtwar and Ramban.
Commissioner Secretary Transport, Dr. Pawan Kotwal, Commissioner Transport, Mehraj-ud-din Kakroo, DIG Traffic Jammu, Danish Raina, DIG Police Range Rajouri-Poonch, M K Senah, District Development Commissioner Rajouri, Saughat Biswas, Chief Engineer R&B Jammu, Tahseen Mustafa, Chief Engineer Mughal Road, Additional District Development Commissioner Poonch, Anwar Shah, SP, Rajouri, Mubasher Lateefi, SP, Poonch, Shmshar Ahmed, Regional Transport Officer Jammu, Verinder Salatia, S P Traffic Jammu, Assistant Regional transport Officers of Rajouri, Poonch and Shopion participated in the meeting .
The meeting deliberated on various issues of road safety measures and it was decided that traffic laws would be enforced strictly in the division for safety of the passengers. The meeting decided that close vigil would be kept on over loading on hilly roads which was the main cause of the accidents. The meeting also discussed issues like improvement of roads, issuance of fitness certificates to the passenger vehicles, checking of over loading, use of mobile phones by the drivers, installation of speed and crash bearers, stopping of high use of pitch music especially in passenger vehicles, display of fare lists in vehicles and at bus stands, deployment of adequate traffic police staff on accidental prone areas and fixation of timing for plying of passenger transport on various roads.
The Minister while issuing instructions to the concerned stressed upon the Executive Magistrates for proper checking of over loading in their jurisdictions.
He called upon the driver community to adhere to traffic laws and other road safety measures to avoid road accidents. He asked them to wear uniforms, avoid rash driving , use of mobile phones while driving and discourage overloading.
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