Pulwama :In an proactive measure to enforce road safety regulations, the Traffic Police in rural Kashmir, led by SSP RP Singh conducted a special drive on Thursday targeting commercial vehicles carrying excess passengers in violation of the Motor Vehicles Act.
Collaborating with DSP Traffic Pulwama Shopian, Dr. Mudasser Tramboo , the team executed the operation on the Shopian Pulwama road.
The stringent drive resulted in the issuance of over 100 challans and the seizure of numerous vehicles found guilty of carrying more passengers than permitted.
The initiative, which commenced early in the morning, extended across all rural districts of the Kashmir Valley.
SSP Traffic Rural Kashmir urged commuters and passengers to report instances of commercial vehicles overloading directly to traffic authorities.
Expressing concern over the perilous practice of overcrowding, the authorities emphasized its correlation with fatal accidents.