Chandigarh: Rs 1000 CHALLAN for Honking near PGIMER
“Everybody knows to honk near schools, colleges and hospitals is prohibited, but no motorists follow the guidelines.”
Chandigarh: Taking a stern note of the unnecessary honking episodes within the region of hospital premises, the UT traffic police department has recently announced to issue challans of Rs 1,000 for the offence.
After holding awareness drives in and around hospitals for 15 days, the authorities took the decision during a meeting, held at the police headquarters on July 2.
Confirming the decision to The Times Of India, Yashpal Vinayak, DSP (Traffic), UT, “Police would issue challans for honking at Government Multi-specialty Hospital, Sector 16, Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector 32, and Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) after 15 days.”
“Everybody knows to honk near schools, colleges and hospitals is prohibited, but no motorists follow the guidelines,” DSP Vinayak added.
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