Holi: Cops with alcometers to check traffic violators

New Delhi: Delhi Traffic Police on Sunday said that they have made elaborate traffic arrangements to ensure the safety of motorists on roads during Holi. According to police, they will be putting more than 170 traffic pickets including 131 integrated checking pickets involving traffic police and the district police.

"This is done to ensure a peaceful and safe Holi celebration. Traffic police would deploy around 1,600 traffic staff for this purpose," police said.

Special checking teams with alcometers will be deployed at major intersections and vulnerable points to detect & prosecute traffic violations. Special checking teams with interceptors along with PCR and local police teams will be stationed on various roads and strategic locations, intersections all over Delhi to check drunken driving, red light jumping.

Joint Commissioner of Police (Traffic) NS Bundela said as per the directions of Supreme Court Committee on road safety, in cases of drunken driving, red light jumping, using a mobile phone while driving, dangerous driving and over speeding, driving license will be seized and it will be liable for suspension for a period of minimum three months.