CM Yogi directs officials of transport dept to ensure strict compliance with road safety regulations

Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], July 13 (ANI): Days after the Unnao bus accident that claimed the lives of 18 people, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath warned transport department officials, saying that strict action would be taken against the responsible officials if any unauthorized buses are found on the roads.
In a high-level meeting held at his official residence, CM Yogi emphasized the importance of thorough checks on permits, fitness, insurance, and drivers of all passenger and school buses running in the state. CM Yogi directed officials of the Transport Department to ensure strict compliance with road safety regulations.
Following the Chief Minister's directives, the Transport Department has announced a month-long intensive campaign to crack down on unauthorized vehicles.
CM Yogi has issued stern directives to the Principal Secretary of Transport, questioning how unauthorized buses are plying freely on the state's roads. He has ordered an uncompromising campaign against such buses and called for necessary actions against their owners.
He also emphasized that senior Transport department officials will be held responsible wherever such buses are found operating. He declared that any compromise on passenger safety is unacceptable. He then instructed that the fitness, permits, insurance, and drivers of all registered passenger and school buses in the state must be thoroughly inspected.
The CM warned that if any incident occurs after these inspections, the Transport Department officials will be held directly responsible. He made it clear that unauthorized vehicles must not be allowed on the roads under any circumstances.
Following Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's strict orders, Transport Commissioner Chandra Bhushan Singh has initiated a comprehensive month-long road campaign targeting unauthorized vehicles across Uttar Pradesh. The campaign will include rigorous checks on both passenger buses and school vehicles.
The Transport Commissioner has instructed all Deputy Transport Commissioners (Zones), Regional Transport Officers (Administration/Enforcement), and Assistant Regional Transport Officers (Administration/Enforcement) to conduct these inspections continuously for the entire month. A detailed schedule has been prepared, assigning date-wise duty of Regional Transport Officers at various toll plazas.
Along with this, instructions have been given that on the prescribed dates, each Divisional Transport Officer (Enforcement) will personally appear at the respective toll plaza and take enforcement action along with all the Enforcement Officers of the region.
One interceptor will be deployed at each identified place. Information and photos of the action taken during this period will be sent to the WhatsApp group of the department.
Earlier on July 10, 18 people were killed and 19 others were injured after a double-decker bus rammed into a milk container on the Lucknow-Agra Expressway.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced an ex-gratia of Rs. 2 lakh from the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund for the next of kin of each deceased in the mishap in Unnao. The injured would be given Rs. 50,000. (ANI)