Lakhimpur DTO issues strict warning to unruly drivers, imposes fines

A CORRESPONDENT

LAKHIMPUR: Road safety is inevitably an important subject that has to be followed at all times to ensure the safety of life of the operators of vehicles, passengers, and pedestrians. At present, road traffic injuries are the leading cause of death among people aged between 15 and 29 years.

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), about 1.3 million people die on the world’s roads and 20-50 million are injured every year. Road traffic crashes are a major cause of death among all age groups and the leading cause of death for children and young adults aged 5–29 years. The risk of dying in a road traffic crash is more than three times higher in low-income countries than in high-income countries. Under such backdrop, traffic rules and guidelines have to be set in place across the State and strictly followed so that serious accidents and injuries can be averted.

To ascertain the set road safety measures and strict adherence to the traffic rules and laws and the proper implementation of the acts concerned, the Lakhimpur District Transport Officer (DTO) has taken up special initiatives in the district as per order issued from the Commissioner-Secretary of the State Transport Department. As a part of these initiatives, Lakhimpur DTO Sitaram Doley reviewed the common activities of the passenger vehicles in the district on Wednesday by travelling in a passenger bus from Naoboicha to North Lakhimpur town on Wednesday. During the hours of the travel, the DTO witnessed the violation of traffic rules by the passenger buses and compelled a number of such buses to pay penalty of Rs. 10,000 minimum and above on the day. During the operation, he served strict order to the unruly passenger bus and light vehicles management, along with that of the commercial vehicles, to follow the traffic rules to ensure safe journey of the passengers and maintain a healthy traffic system. In addition, issuing warnings to the concerned, he declared that he would initiate stringent action against the unauthorized parking unabatedly going on in North Lakhimpur town causing massive traffic congestion.

On the other hand, as a part of Integrated Education Campaign on Road Safety Awareness, a sensitizing programme was held at North Lakhimpur College (Autonomous) on Wednesday. The programme, which was organized under the aegis of the Lakhimpur District Road Safety Committee and District Transport Office in association with Dil Swadhin Air NGO, commenced with the college Principal Dr. Biman Chandra Chetia in the chair. DTO Sitaram Doley was present in the programme as appointed speaker who delivered an elaborate speech on road safety and the duties of students to create awareness over the issue among the masses. Further, he laid stress on abiding by the traffic rules by students and citizens in order to avert accidents. Attending the programme, Lakhimpur District Emergency Health Services Officer Bibekananda Bhorali, Professor Bipul Kalita and writer Rekha Bhuyan also spoke on the occasion.

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