To reduce road accidents and human casualties, traffic police have tightened surveillance on the mountainous roads of Lamjung against the trend of carrying passengers on the roof.
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The removal of hoods (roof structures) installed on passenger jeeps and pickups operating in Lamjung has begun.
Police deployed from the District Traffic Police Office and the District Police Office have stopped vehicles at various places and started removing roof structures installed without permission.
Deputy Inspector of Police Gautam Bahadur Khatri, Chief of the District Traffic Police Office, Lamjung, said that this campaign will be conducted from Sunday for a week. According to him, the removal of hoods installed arbitrarily without mentioning them in the bill book on double-cap Boleros, pickups and jeeps operating in rural areas has begun.
‘It was found that passengers were being carried on the roof of jeeps. Due to excessive load, vehicle accidents and human casualties have increased. We have started removing structures installed on the roof without following the legal process,’ he said. According to him, 21 traffic police personnel have been mobilized for this campaign. He said that monitoring and action are being taken at 9 different places in the district.
Most of the rural roads in Lamjung are narrow, one-way and unpaved, so the practice of carrying passengers and luggage on the roof of vehicles is even more risky. ‘Passengers on the roof are more at risk in accidents that occur due to loss of balance on hilly roads and uphills,’ he said.
Jitendra Kumar Basnet, Chief Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) of the District Police Office, Lamjung, said that surveillance has been tightened against the tendency of carrying passengers beyond capacity, placing passengers on the top of the vehicle and overloading.
‘Many accidents have occurred on hilly roads due to the hood. Placing passengers on the roof overloads the vehicle, which disrupts the balance and increases the risk of accidents,’ he said. According to him, drivers and businessmen have also been made aware about road safety.
In Lamjung, the traffic police have previously conducted a public awareness program on the occasion of World Road Safety Week. The 'wheel lock' program has also been taken forward under one-way parking management. The traffic police have also stated that they have conducted a number plate reform campaign program.
