The special drive launched by the State police from September 6 to check drunken driving under the amended Motor Vehicles Act has so far netted 426 persons.
Of the 426 persons arrested, as many as 141 drunken drivers were held on a single day on Sunday. Ganjam topped the chart with 26 arrested persons followed by Jajpur with 20, Sambalpur 18, Rourkela 16, Brahmapur 12, Jagatsinghpur 12, Gajapati 9, Angul 6, Nabarangpurt 6, Korput 5 , Mayurbhanj 4 and Kendrapada 2.
Interestingly, only one driver was held for drunken driving in Khordha while no one was caught in Cuttack district.
As part of the drive, police personnel intercepted vehicles on all National Highways and State Highways in the State. Around 5,000 commuters were inspected on Sunday.
The drive aims at curbing the menace of drunken driving, which is blamed for maximum fatalities in road mishaps.
But police officials have been instructed to not harass public and hamper traffic movement while carrying out the inspection.
Notably, motorists are not allowed to drive if the alcohol content is found to be over 30 milligrams per 100 mililitres of blood.
A police officer said after drinking most drivers have a “false sense of bravado” and believe they can drive better.