Pramesh S Jain & Yogesh K Porwar
In a special drive launched on Tuesday across the city, the traffic police booked 994 cases against the vehicles carrying school children in excess of its permitted seating capacity.
According to an official release,based on series of complaints and concerned raised online a special drive was conducted after school hours across the city and checked 2050 vehicle carrying school children and booked 319 buses,122 Autorickshaws,133 omni vehicles,332 vans and 89 other vehicles.
Joint Commissioner of police,Traffic,MN Anucheth, have asked the school managements and private vehicle drivers to follow the supreme court and state government directions strictly while ferrying school children and the drive will be continued he added.