Live
- Woman’s False Claim Sparks Unnecessary Panic
- Locals Report Naxal Activity in Karkala Village
- Mangaluru International Airport Sets New Records in Passenger and Flight Movements
- Where Areca failed, grow Coffee
- Collector Badavath Santosh Reviews Household Survey and Listing Process
- Awareness Session on SHE Team and POCSO Act
- Awareness Program in agricultural College on the Dangers of Drug Abuse for Youth
- 3500-Year-Old Menhir in Kamsanpally Village: A Call for Preservation
- The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Radiology: Transforming Diagnosis and Patient Care
- Hindustan Zinc Ltd. Signs MoU with Rajasthan Government to Invest Rs 36 Crores in Education Development
Goods vehicles pay penalty of Rs 2.01 crore
RTO officials verifying records of a goods vehicle for overloading in Visakhapatnam on Friday
RTO officials registered cases against 493 vehicles for overloading and collected Rs 2.01 crore as penalty.
Visakhapatnam: RTO officials registered cases against 493 vehicles for overloading and collected Rs 2.01 crore as penalty. In recent times, transport officials have noticed that transport vehicle owners are violating the Motor Vehicles Act and overloading their vehicles beyond the limit.
Deputy Transport Commissioner GC Raja Ratnam formed special teams to control it and instructed the staff to continue the drive until the situation is brought under control.
As part of the drive, cases were registered against 493 vehicles from April 1 to August 31 for carrying heavy load. The DTC said a fine of Rs 2.01 crore has been levied from the violators in this regard. He mentioned that such inspection would be continued and the fine for overloading is Rs 20,000 and Rs 2,000 per tonne will be charged. If a vehicle is caught with an excessive load, a penalty of Rs 24,000 to Rs 1 lakh is likely to be imposed. Keeping this in view, he advised the vehicle drivers not to violate the rules and adhere to traffic discipline.
