The city police are all set to track traffic offenders, especially those who drink and drive during Holi. City Police will be well equipped with breath analysers to test drunken drivers. "Drinking in public is a nuisance with a serious potential to result in brawls and quarrels causing serious injuries, death and damage to public and private property. This affects the peace and tranquility of the area and creates problems in maintaining law and order," said a senior police officer. He also said that special teams will be deputed to maintain law and order and nab the people drinking at the public places in the city.
Sources in police revealed that strategic locations at Sakchi, Bistupur, Kadma and Sonari have been identified where the drive will be carried out. Officials informed that starting tomorrow, special drive would be carried out at different areas of the city to check drunken driving. The drive will be carried out till March 21, the day the festival will be celebrated in the city. A police official said that drunk drivers would also be made to undergo a medical test within two hours of being caught. “The necessary logistics for this will be worked out after the portable breath tester arrives,” he added.