Srinagar: Having woken up following the tragic road accident at Tengpora, Srinagar which claimed the lives of two minors, the Srinagar Traffic Police has launched an extensive citywide crackdown, seizing more than 300 vehicles, including two-wheelers and four-wheelers, in a bid to curb traffic violations.
This crackdown against traffic violations, officials said will continue. They said over 300 vehicles have been seized across Srinagar city alone in the past three days.
After the Tengpora road accident, people have been calling for strict enforcement of traffic regulations, particularly with regard to minors driving varied vehicles, and indulging in stunts on busy roads and streets.
Authorities have since doubled down on ensuring the safety of the general public.
“We have seized more than 300 vehicles across the city in the last three days. Many have been released after formal proceedings and official release orders, while many of these violations involve minors driving without proper licenses, and other offences,” a senior Traffic official informed.
Meanwhile, a statement issued by SSP Traffic, Rural Kashmir, reads that officers have been directed to launch special enforcement drives in their areas of responsibility, targeting visible traffic law violations that mostly lead to road accidents.
“In this context, today on 16.11.2024, officers of Traffic Rural Kashmir launched a drive in main towns and along major roads of rural Kashmir. During such drives, 1,144 challans have been executed against visible traffic law violators. During these drives, special focus was given to violations like overspeeding, rash/negligent driving, and driving without safety gear.
“All challaning officers of this unit have also been directed to ensure zero tolerance against the menace of underage children or students driving vehicles or riding two-wheelers. In this context, special counseling sessions were also conducted to inform citizens about the repercussions of allowing minors to drive two-wheelers or four-wheelers,” the official statement reads. (With inputs from KNO)
