More than 1,900 vehicles were checked and 370 were challaned or impounded in the Union Territory of Chandigarh in the month of April by State Transport Authority (STA). The STA also issued notices to several vehicle owners.
An intensive checking campaign of commercial vehicles was conducted by the STA aiming to curb the tendency of plying unauthorised vehicles with incomplete documents, driving overload vehicles and make the city pollution free.
During the inspection drive, a total of 291 vehicles including 10 tourist buses, five school buses, 87 trucks, 76 auto passengers, auto load, 32 taxis, two tractors, two driving schools among other vehicles were challaned while 79 vehicles were impounded. The STA also issued 27 pollution notices to various vehicle owners. By compounding the challans, Rs 83,2600 was recovered as fee by the STA in April 2014.
The STA has advised the motorists to carry all the required documents - registration certificate (RC), insurance, driving license, pollution control certificate and permit, to avoid any unnecessary inconvenience.
Auto-rickshaw and taxi operators have also been asked to charge the fare as per fare meter and wear uniform with name plate otherwise a strict action will be taken against them. STA secretary Mahavir Kaushik said, “STA is carrying out special drive to challan/impound diesel auto rickshaws which coming from Punjab and Haryana.