GUWAHATI: Acting against road safety offenders, the transport department suspended a total of 6,683 driving licenses and realized a fine of Rs 7.13 cores (CF) for the fiscal year April 2018 to March 2019.
This was revealed by Transport Commissioner Virendra Mittal during a meeting of The State Road Safety Council on Monday, June 8 which was held under the chairmanship of Transport Minister Chandra Mohan Patowary.
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The Transport Minister directed the concerned officials to take necessary measures in respect of road engineering, emergency services and public awareness to ensure maximum road safety in the state.
The meeting also stressed on creating public awareness to reduce road accidents and mishaps.
The Council also discussed at length on engineering measures required in the already identified black spots as per road safety audit recommendation.