Odisha State Transport Authority to start drive in opposition to overloading in business automobiles
3 min readBy Express News Service
BHUBANESWAR: The State Transport Authority (STA) has deliberate to launch a six-day lengthy drive in opposition to overloading in business automobiles from September 19 onwards.As per the STA, round 1,442 accidents passed off final 12 months as a consequence of overloading in business automobiles or carrying protruding supplies. At least 673 individuals have been killed, 834 individuals significantly injured and 588 sustained minor wounds in accidents involving overloaded automobiles.
The STA has warned it’s going to provoke stringent motion in opposition to business automobiles discovered flouting the foundations and fines can be imposed in opposition to the violators underneath Section 194 (1) of MV Act. Overloading of automobiles will entice a penalty of Rs 20,000 and extra high quality of Rs 2,000 can be imposed per further tonne. The driving licence (DL) of the violators could also be disqualified for 3 months, stated the STA.
“The drive will be extensively carried out throughout the State, especially in the regions having industrial and mining activities as it has been observed that many goods vehicles plying in these areas are not complying to the rules and this is leading to accidents,”stated Joint Commissioner Transport (street security), Sanjay Biswal. Hyva vehicles, tippers, dumpers and different such automobiles carrying sand, coal ash, chips, and different supplies are sometimes discovered plying by flouting the foundations, he added.
STA sources stated the drive’s particular focus can be given to Rayagada, Balangir, Bargarh, Sambalpur, Jharsuguda, Sundargarh, Dhenkanal, Angul, Cuttack, Kendrapara, Jajpur, Balasore, Bhadrak and Khurda districts. The STA had earlier issued 83 e-challans, seized 25 automobiles and suspended 81 DLs of the drivers discovered to be concerned in overloading of products.
BHUBANESWAR: The State Transport Authority (STA) has deliberate to launch a six-day lengthy drive in opposition to overloading in business automobiles from September 19 onwards.As per the STA, round 1,442 accidents passed off final 12 months as a consequence of overloading in business automobiles or carrying protruding supplies. At least 673 individuals have been killed, 834 individuals significantly injured and 588 sustained minor wounds in accidents involving overloaded automobiles.
The STA has warned it’s going to provoke stringent motion in opposition to business automobiles discovered flouting the foundations and fines can be imposed in opposition to the violators underneath Section 194 (1) of MV Act. Overloading of automobiles will entice a penalty of Rs 20,000 and extra high quality of Rs 2,000 can be imposed per further tonne. The driving licence (DL) of the violators could also be disqualified for 3 months, stated the STA.
“The drive will be extensively carried out throughout the State, especially in the regions having industrial and mining activities as it has been observed that many goods vehicles plying in these areas are not complying to the rules and this is leading to accidents,”stated Joint Commissioner Transport (street security), Sanjay Biswal. Hyva vehicles, tippers, dumpers and different such automobiles carrying sand, coal ash, chips, and different supplies are sometimes discovered plying by flouting the foundations, he added.
STA sources stated the drive’s particular focus can be given to Rayagada, Balangir, Bargarh, Sambalpur, Jharsuguda, Sundargarh, Dhenkanal, Angul, Cuttack, Kendrapara, Jajpur, Balasore, Bhadrak and Khurda districts. The STA had earlier issued 83 e-challans, seized 25 automobiles and suspended 81 DLs of the drivers discovered to be concerned in overloading of products.
