Leh: Traffic Police under the aegis of PHQ Ladakh has launched a Special Drive against traffic violations like ‘over-speeding’, ‘dangerous driving’, ‘driving without D/L’, violations of PUCC etc. and “Sticker Challaning” against “Wrong Parking” in the twin districts of Leh and Kargil.
To ensure the same special nakas were established at different places like on Kargil-Drass road, Kargil-Sankoo road, Kargil-Leh road, Leh-Nubra road, Leh-Upshi road and on Leh-Kargil road. In the course of enforcement of M.V.Act.1988 modern traffic gadgets like Speed Radar Guns, Alcometer etc were used for better execution of the law of the land. It is pertinent to mention here that for better traffic regulation and enforcement Traffic Police has been equipped with new wireless communication sets, retro reflective jackets , modern gadgets , motor bikes and so on . The enforcement against traffic violations has been increased specially keeping in view the increase in motor transport vehicles in the ensuing tourist season .
Already from the last one and half year traffic police has collected a fine of Rs.1,57,25,750/- till the end of April,2022 from the traffic violators for different traffic violations.
In the last three days as many as 761 traffic challans were executed and fine of Rs. 282000/- collected from traffic violators.
Talking with us, SP Traffic Sh.Mohd Rafi Giri-JKPS said that in the coming days enforcement against traffic violations will increase and special drives will be carried on against ‘ drunken driving ‘, ‘road rage’, ‘off road driving’, ‘dangerous driving ‘, ‘high beam lights and so on . He said that every step will be taken to ensure that traffic is plying smoothly and uninterrupted. He also said that in doing all this they need full public cooperation of general public for parking vehicles at Notified Places only and not violating no entry points. He said that both general public and tourists should not face any difficulty in traffic movement for which deployment in two traffic shifts has already been made.
Those officers who remained at the forefront included DySP Traffic Sh. Mohd Baqir-JKPS, DTI Leh Sh.Dorjay Angchuk, Flying Squad Incharge Inspt. Sh.Jameel-Ul-Rehman,DTI Kargil Sh. Kacho Sadat Ali, SI. Sh.Mohd Shafi, SI Ghulam Ali, Enforcement Squad Incharge and other officers/ officials of traffic police.
