The district traffic department has decided to act tough against drunk driving during the year-end celebration. Officials informed that special drive is being carried out at different areas of the city to check drunken driving.
Four breathalysers under possession of the district traffic police would be used during the operation when picnickers number swell at picnic hotspots such as on December 31, January 1, January 14 and January 26. The team inspected picnic spots namely Jubilee Park, Dimna Lake, and Hudco Lake. “This time we are serious on the issue . The drive will help in checking road mishaps. Drunk driving is one of the major reason of road mishaps during the festival. We are also issuing a general appeal asking people not to drive vehicles — two and four wheelers — under the influence of alcohol,” said an official.
He said traffic cops manning the approach roads have been trained in breathalysers test. The Jamshedpur Police have acquired a score of breath analyzers to drive wedge between the lethal combination of drinking and driving. Traffic Police gets six of them while the industrial towns get two each. If caught driving under the influence of driving above the permissible limit, one can be fined up to Rs 2,000.