The Jagatsinghpur district administration has imposed a ban on plying of any heavy vehicles on Cuttack- Paradip State highway with immediate effect and the restriction would be enforced for 30 days.
An official release issued on Friday revealed that in view of accidents occurring on Cuttack- Paradip road in past few months, the civil administration took the matter seriously in a high level meeting held on June 10 and decided to impose the ban by invoking Section 198 of MVD Act 1988.
As per the ban, iron and mineral laden vehicles and lorries carrying cargos from Paradip port are prohibited plying on Paradip State highway. However, oil tankers have been excluded from the ban. Meanwhile, the heavy vehicles are allowed to enter into and exit from Paradip via Chandikhol by using NH5 (A) express highway, the release informed.