Drivers honking inside ISBTs in Delhi to be fined

New Delhi, October 17

In a bid to bring down the alarming levels of noise pollution at ISBTs in Delhi, the authorities have decided to impose a fine on drivers honking inside bus terminals and conductors soliciting passengers by way of shouting.

A fine of Rs 500 shall be levied on the driver of the bus using a horn on ISBT premises and a fine of Rs 100 shall be charged from the conductors or roadways staff soliciting passengers by way of shouting the destination point of bus, an official order said.

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The Delhi Transport Infrastructure Development Corporation (DTIDC), which maintains inter-state bus terminals in the city, has issued an order enforcing the fines. There are three ISBTs — Kashmiri Gate, Anand Vihar and Sarai Kale Khan — in the national capital.

According to the DTIDC, it has been observed that noise pollution at ISBTs in Delhi has reached an alarming level and immediate steps are needed to address the problem. The DTIDC said the frequent use of horn and soliciting of passengers by roadways staff by way of shouting were the major sources of noise pollution at ISBTs.

Roadways buses of several states — Haryana, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Rajasthan—operate from the ISBTs. — PTI