Fitness certificates of 465 commercial vehicles cancelled in special drive

Cuttack, May 11:  State Transport Department cancelled the fitness certificates of as many as 465 transport vehicles across the State during a surprise check.

It also issued challans to nearly 350 vehicles for having non-functional tail lamp/ headlight or retro reflective tape.

The Department’s enforcement squad conducted the special drive on May 10 from 8pm to 6am of May 11 across the State.

Retro reflective tapes are compulsory in commercial vehicles as per rule 104 to 104E of Central Motor Vehicles Rules (CMVR). Using these tapes reduces the safety risk at night and in times of low visibility. Commercial vehicles are often found plying while flouting these CMVR.

The squads checked around 2468 vehicles out of which 406 vehicles had defective tail lamps, 34 vehicles were with defective head lights and 128 of them had defective retro reflective tapes.