Like our Facebook Page

news details

Traffic Authorities turn a blind eye to rampant overloading 4/17/2016 11:25:56 PM M S NAZKI Early Times Report Poonch, Apr 17: The authorities in this mountainous district have failed to learn lessons from mishaps taking place due to overloading of passenger vehicles, with transporters resorting to the fatal violation with impunity. The sight of passengers sitting on rooftops of vehicles and many clinging to the doors is so common in the district that people responsible for regulation of the same hardly take notice. Taking advantage of severe shortage of staff in the Traffic Department, private buses continue to flout rules and regulations thus putting thousands of lives at risk in twin border district of Poonch. Ironically, every year hundreds of passengers lose their precious lives due to accident caused by overloading in the private transport vehicles here in these frontier districts. Sources in the Traffic and Transport Departments said that inadequate commercial vehicles and shortage of traffic regulation staff allows private transporters to indulge in overloading. The state Traffic and Transport Department has failed miserably in taking effective steps to check overloading in the border districts, where is shortage of commercial passenger vehicles and absence of new permits to private transporters leads to overloading, said Rameez Raja , a resident of Mendhar who traveled on daily basis in the overloaded Tata Sumo. The menace of overloading has put lives at risk with buses and Tata Sumo jam-packed with the passengers. The students are also compelled to board jam packed buses because they have to reach schools in time. Locals alleged that traffic police has also failed to stop private transporters from overloading and there is alleged nexus between the transporters and traffic police in the area. There is 'hafta' system just like we see in movies, sources said adding that Traffic Police in Poonch received monthly hafta from the drivers and let them do what they want.   Share This News with Your Friends on Social Network     Comment on this Story

top stories of the day

3 months on, migrant Pandits denied ration, KP leaders 'enjoy' in Delhi 'Time to give freehand to army in Kashmir' I&C deptt assisting fake units to bag contracts IPS officer owns flats worth Rs 9 cr in Delhi Finance deptt sleeps after NABARD sanctions Rs 354 Cr Handwara aftermath: Naeem Akhter adds to woes of Govt 'Jammu has not given power of attorney to Delhi to decide its fate' Sajad Lone makes special appearance I was not molested, girl repeats before CJM Building inaugurated 2 yrs ago, Degree College Charar runs from tin sheds Lobbying on to reopen private medical shops JU ignores Guv's directive to declare result on time 3 yrs on, Govt fails to implement ban on chewable tobacco products Woman police officer who is not accessible to people Restrictions lifted in Srinagar Valley traders reject govt probe in Kupwara killings; ask PDP to snap ties with BJP Over 12 Havaldars get choice postings

STOCK UPDATE

BSE Sensex NSE Nifty

CRICKET UPDATE