The Regional Transport Office, Ganjam has collected a total fine of over Rs 9 lakh from 470 vehicles for violation of traffic rules under the new MV Act in three days from September 1 to 3, informed RTO Sanjay Kumar Biswal.
On the first day of the implementation of the new traffic rules on September 1, fines of Rs 2,78,700 were collected from 152 vehicles and Rs 1,94,500 was pending with 19 vehicles. On the second day, Rs 3,38,030 was collected from 128 vehicles and Rs 49,000 remained pending with 12 vehicles. On the third day on September 3, a total of Rs 3,38,900 was collected from 146 vehicles and Rs 81,200 remained pending with 13 vehicles.
Notably, bikers are being fined for not using helmets and car riders for not using seat belts. Besides, fines are also being collected from two-wheeler, auto-ricksha and car riders for not having driving licecne, vehicle ownership and pollution certificates and for drunken driving as well.