Delhi traffic police on red alert this festival of colours
25 March 2013 6:49 AM IST
The Delhi traffic police have made elaborate arrangements for the festival of Holi (Dhulandi) which will be celebrated on 27 March. To ensure safety of motorists on roads, they are on the look out for incidents of drunken driving, over speeding, dangerous driving, triple riding, minor driving, riding without helmet and other traffic offences.
‘Special checking teams with alcometers and speedometer will be deployed at major intersections to detect and prosecute violations,’ said a police official.
In case of drunken driving, besides prosecution, the drivers are liable to be arrested and their vehicles impounded.
Last year on the day of Holi about 8,526 people were prosecuted for drunken driving, overspeeding, going triples, driving dangerously, traffic signal violation, riding without helmet and other offences and violations.
About 200 traffic police special checking teams shall be stationed all over Delhi to check drunken driving. Drunken driving is now punishable with jail term and suspension of driving licence besides the fine.
This year, up until 15 March, nearly 6,809 drivers have been prosecuted for drunken driving out of which 948 drivers have been awarded jail term for drunken driving. Driving licences of 99 motorists have been suspended.
‘Parents should avoid allowing their minor wards to drive vehicles. All motorists are advised to obey the traffic rules and regulations and follow the directions of the Traffic Policemen on duty for their safety as well as the safety of other road users,’ said Anil Shukla, Additional Commissioner, Traffic.
METRO TO SHUT SERVICE ON 27 MARCH TILL 2 PM
Delhi Metro Rail Corporation has decided that on the day of the Holi festival, Metro services will not be available till 2 pm on all six lines, i.e., Dilshad Garden to Rithala (Line-1), Jahangirpuri to HUDA City Centre (Line-2), Noida City Centre to Dwarka Sec-21 (Line-3), Vaishali to Yamuna Bank (Line-4), Inderlok to Mundka (Line-5) and Central Secretariat to Badarpur (Line-6), Delhi Metro Rail Corporation spokesperson said. According to DMRC officer, train services will resume and continue normally after 2 pm. However, the Metro feeder bus services, which ferry commuters to and from stations, will not be available all through Wednesday. Delhi Metro now makes over 2,700 trips a day, covering about 70,000 km and carrying around 1.8 million passengers on weekdays.
‘Special checking teams with alcometers and speedometer will be deployed at major intersections to detect and prosecute violations,’ said a police official.
In case of drunken driving, besides prosecution, the drivers are liable to be arrested and their vehicles impounded.
Last year on the day of Holi about 8,526 people were prosecuted for drunken driving, overspeeding, going triples, driving dangerously, traffic signal violation, riding without helmet and other offences and violations.
About 200 traffic police special checking teams shall be stationed all over Delhi to check drunken driving. Drunken driving is now punishable with jail term and suspension of driving licence besides the fine.
This year, up until 15 March, nearly 6,809 drivers have been prosecuted for drunken driving out of which 948 drivers have been awarded jail term for drunken driving. Driving licences of 99 motorists have been suspended.
‘Parents should avoid allowing their minor wards to drive vehicles. All motorists are advised to obey the traffic rules and regulations and follow the directions of the Traffic Policemen on duty for their safety as well as the safety of other road users,’ said Anil Shukla, Additional Commissioner, Traffic.
METRO TO SHUT SERVICE ON 27 MARCH TILL 2 PM
Delhi Metro Rail Corporation has decided that on the day of the Holi festival, Metro services will not be available till 2 pm on all six lines, i.e., Dilshad Garden to Rithala (Line-1), Jahangirpuri to HUDA City Centre (Line-2), Noida City Centre to Dwarka Sec-21 (Line-3), Vaishali to Yamuna Bank (Line-4), Inderlok to Mundka (Line-5) and Central Secretariat to Badarpur (Line-6), Delhi Metro Rail Corporation spokesperson said. According to DMRC officer, train services will resume and continue normally after 2 pm. However, the Metro feeder bus services, which ferry commuters to and from stations, will not be available all through Wednesday. Delhi Metro now makes over 2,700 trips a day, covering about 70,000 km and carrying around 1.8 million passengers on weekdays.
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