Assam Transport Minister hands 10 interceptors, 150 breath analyzers to police for road safety
Dec 22, 2023
Guwahati (Assam) [India], December 22 : In a significant move to encourage road safety measures and strengthen enforcement in the state, Assam Minister of Transport, Parimal Suklabaidya handed over 10 state-of-the-art traffic interceptor vehicles and 150 breath analyzers to the Assam Police.
The official equipment handover ceremony took place on Friday at Assam Police Headquarters in Guwahati.
Symbolising the government's commitment to ensuring safer roads for the citizens of Assam, Minister of Transport Parimal Suklabaidya formally handed over the equipment to the Director General of Police (DGP), Assam, Gyanendra Pratap Singh, in the presence of senior officials from the Transport Department and Assam Police.
This initiative emphasised the collaborative efforts between the Lead Agency on Road Safety, under the Transport Department, Assam and the Assam Police to enhance road safety enforcement in the state.
It comes at a crucial time as the festive season approaches, and many places experience challenging weather conditions, particularly foggy winters.
This equipment will be distributed across Assam in the most accident-prone areas.
"This distribution of the equipment will enhance road safety enforcement and will be distributed across Assam in the most accident-prone areas. The traffic interceptor vehicles will help in enhancing surveillance on overspeeding, and the breath analyzers will enhance the enforcement efforts against drink and drive incidents," Assam Transport Minister Parimal Suklabaidya said.
The deployment of 10 traffic interceptor vehicles equipped with advanced monitoring and enforcement tools will help in enhancing surveillance and deterring traffic violations, especially overspeeding, which is the leading cause of accidents and fatalities in Assam
The DGP reiterated that two TIVs will be given exclusively to the Nagaon and Golaghat districts for deployment in Kaziranga National Park to curb the menace of overspeeding in that segment. Breath analyzers will enhance the enforcement efforts against drink and drive incidents, in which Assam registers more cases than the national average.
With the onset of the holiday season, the initiative targets reducing incidents of overspeeding, speeding and driving in the state, which is one of the significant contributors to accidents and fatalities.
