The traffic police had increased surveillance after complaints were received about people riding motorcycles while changing their appearance and making loud noises.
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The Kathmandu Valley Traffic Police Office has taken into control eight motorcycles that were causing noise pollution by making loud noises and changing their appearance in the Kathmandu Valley.
The traffic police have been conducting a special check-up campaign after complaints of local residents being disturbed by loud motorcycles in various areas of the valley.
The eight motorcycles were seized during a special check-up conducted on the Nepaltar and Dandagaun road section under Tarakeswar Municipality-8 in Kathmandu, said Nawaraj Adhikari, Chief of the Kathmandu Valley Traffic Police Office and Senior Superintendent of Police.
'The traffic police had increased surveillance after receiving complaints that motorcycles were being driven in the Tarakeswar area with their appearance changed and making loud noises,' he said. 'In the meantime, eight motorcycles were seized during a check-up at an IT garage that was operating without being registered with the concerned body.'
According to him, it was found that the silencer pipes and other structures of those motorcycles had been illegally modified, which caused excessive noise, increased environmental pollution and adversely affected the daily lives of the common people.
Loud vehicles not only cause noise pollution but also have a serious negative impact on human health, said Naresh Raj Subedi, spokesperson and Superintendent of Police of the Kathmandu Valley Traffic Police Office. 'Children, the elderly, the sick and students are more affected due to excessive noise,' he said, 'Therefore, we urge all drivers not to drive vehicles that make loud noise by changing their appearance.'
According to spokesperson Subedi, the seized vehicles will be taken to court as per the Transport Management Act, 2049 BS. The seized motorcycles have now been kept at the Kathmandu Valley Traffic Police Office for further investigation and necessary action.
The traffic police has urged all drivers and garage operators to be vigilant and not to illegally change their appearance.
