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Jaipur, November 15 (IANS) The Rajasthan government is taking strict steps to curb road accidents and increase road safety in the state. Government officials gave this information on Saturday.
A 15-day statewide road safety campaign is going on from November 4 to 18 under the leadership of Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma.
Officials said that under this initiative, drivers are being educated about traffic rules and strict action is being taken against the violators.
From November 4 to 14, police took action against 7,516 people for drunk driving, 51,289 for speeding, 36,941 for wrong-way driving, 3,253 for dangerous driving, 10,548 for driving without reflectors and 19,199 for vehicles without number plates.
During this period, 4,98,373 citizens were made aware about road safety and traffic rules.
To promote disciplined driving, police squads conducted lane driving awareness campaigns on various highways following the model of NH-48.
Police teams were deployed to ensure lane compliance and action was taken against offenders.
The Department of Transport and Road Safety issued 19,892 challans across the state till November 14.
This includes 1,224 challans for overloading goods vehicles, 406 for illegally carrying passengers and 13,551 challans for miscellaneous violations.
Additionally, 206 challans were issued for carrying excess passengers, 44 challans for carrying luggage on rooftops and 2,487 challans for violations by passenger vehicles.
The Department of Transport and Road Safety canceled 434 driving licenses and canceled the registrations of 98 vehicles.
A total of 1,034 vehicles were seized and 46 permits canceled during the campaign period.
Various government departments and district administrations are working together for effective implementation.
The Medical and Health Department conducted eye tests for bus and truck drivers above 45 years of age and distributed spectacles as per requirement.
The Public Works Department started activities like clearing bushes along the roads, repairing speed breakers, installing warning signs and closing unauthorized cuts.
The Urban Development and Local Bodies Department removed encroachments from footpaths, repaired street lights and removed stray animals from roadsides.
–IANS
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