As per the directions of Director of Traffic Directorate, Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Kewal Khurana a 15 days campaign against traffic offences was conducted in Uttarakhand.
During the campaign total 9923 challans were issued to people operating vehicles with faulty number plates, 2852 challans were issued to people driving or riding without driving licence (DL) and 185 challans were issued to the parents or guardians or the owners of those vehicle which were being operated by minors.
As per the information provided by Police Headquarters (PHQ) in the provisional capital of Uttarakhand, 266 challans were issued for faulty number plates, 445 to people driving or riding without DL and 50 people were issued challan for letting minors operate two or four wheeler vehicles. Maximum numbers of challans were issued in Nainital where 2,859 challans were issued for faulty number plates 740 to people driving or riding without DL and 32 people were issued challan for letting minors operate two or four wheeler vehicles. Lowest numbers of challans were issued in Pauri Garhwal where only 50 challans were issued to people driving or riding without DL.
Total 1,840 challans were issued for faulty number plates in Tehri Garhwal, 82 to people driving or riding without DL and five challans were issued for minors operating the vehicle. In Udham Singh Nagar total 2,135 challans were issued for faulty number plates, 701 challans were issued to people driving or riding without DL and 32 people were issued challans for letting minors ride or drive the vehicle. In Haridwar 1220 challans were issued for faulty number plates, 632 challans were issued to people driving or riding without DL and 55 people were issued challan for letting minors operate two or four wheeler vehicles. In Chamoli 340 challans were issued for faulty number plates, 22 to people driving or riding without DL and only one person was issued challan for violating the rule to let a minor operate the vehicle.