Punjab Transport Minister Laljit Singh Bhullar on Saturday instructed all the Secretaries RTAs and SDMs to initiate an intensive joint checking drive for ensuring that every traffic violator is dealt with sternly. In a letter to Secretaries RTAs and SDMs, the Minister said that the government has taken serious note of the orders and directions issued by the courts from time to time, which require intensive traffic checking.
Ahead of the commencement of the new academic session in the schools and to make sure the safety of the students, the Transport Minister also instructed all school managements to fully implement the "Safe School Vahan Scheme" in their schools, adding that procrastination with the safety of students will not be tolerated at any cost.
Bhullar instructed the Secretaries RTAs and SDMs that traffic checking should be speeded up to ensure strict compliance with road safety guidelines issued from time to time by the Committee on Road Safety constituted by the Supreme Court.
The letter asks the Secretaries and Regional Transport Authority to coordinate with the SDMs under their jurisdiction to prepare the required schedule and initiate a joint checking campaign at the earliest.
The minister said this issue will be considered in the state-level meeting of regional officers to be held shortly and the action taken by the officials concerned reviewed.