As part of road safety drive enforcement teams intensify drive against dumpers in Nagaon

NAGAON: As part of the road safety drive, the enforcement teams from Nagaon district transport department intensified massive drive against the dumpers across the district and also tried to lessen the possibility of accidents on road in the district since May 2.

Sources from the Nagaon district transport department said that during the drive, the enforcement officials from the department concerned had checked the documents of the vehicles, insurance, driving licences, overload as well as speed limit - whether they were being maintained as per motor vehicle act or not. It was alleged that many such dumpers without proper documents were being used for carrying stone, earth, sand, gravel and other materials across the district and such dumpers had created panic among the pedestrians and other commuters.

Besides, these dumpers scarcely had maintained rules and other official instructions on road ensured by the department concerned due to which road accidents had increased in the district. While speaking to this correspondent on Thursday afternoon here, Sunit Kr Bora, DTO, Nagaon, said that owners of many dumpers flouted the rules and other guidelines ensured by the department concerned and engaged these dumpers in carrying forest materials as well as other items across the district.

Besides, it has been seen that the drivers of these dumpers rarely follow the speed limit on the road which apparently poses a threat to pedestrians and other commuters, he said, adding that the department concerned would leave no stone unturned to bring such dumpers under control. “We are taking lawful action against violators and also imposing penalty as per instructions of the government,” he added.

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