STATE TIMES NEWS KATHUA: ADGP Traffic, J&K, T. Namgyal, along with Mohan Lal Kaith, Sr. Superintendent of Police, Traffic Rural Jammu visited District Kathua and organised a meeting with the Police Administration of District Kathua in the premises of DPL Kathua. The aim and objective of the joint meeting was to reduce the rate of vehicular accidents in the state. Romesh Kotwal, SSP District Kathua, DySP Hqrs Kathua, DySP DAR DPL Kathua, SDPO Border Kathua, DySP(T) Samba-Kathua and the concerned DTIs/Traffic Sector Officers were also present on the occasion. The State Police Chief during the course of meeting had stressed on the officers to lay down special and random Traffic checking Nakas jointly on National Highway including other Link roads and check each and every vehicle thoroughly after entering the main entrance in the J&K State from Lakhanpur. They have also been briefed to take strict action against the traffic violators under the provisions of M.V Act and law of land. Special joint traffic checking drives be launched against the Traffic violators particularly indulging in visible offences. However, the traffic Police Rural, Jammu had taken strenuous efforts and dealt the people under M.V Act, who have modified the silencers of their two wheelers, which is one of the appreciable assigned tasks. Moreover, there is an urgent need to take more efforts, so that the rate of vehicular accidents could be zeroed and it is only possible, when the joint special traffic checking nakas will be established in the jurisdictional area of each P/S and P/P level. The State Police Chief had also stressed upon the Officers to ensure proper discipline, accountability and transparency in traffic management system. The officers have been further directed to worn of body cameras while challaning. The meetings with the owners of the vehicles, transporters and agents be conducted to extend their full co-operation to the traffic cops, so that a proper check over the traffic violator is maintained. The general public, as a whole had also to participate in this process and to take responsibility for hassle free movement of vehicles.
