43 school vans challaned

Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, September 26

A joint team of the Regional Transport Authority and the local traffic police challaned school vans for not following the guidelines of the Safe School Vahan Policy. The drive was carried out on the instructions of Deputy Commissioner Pradeep Kumar Agrawal.

The team challaned 43 vans and buses of local schools. Lovejeet Kalsi, RTA, said the district administration had been keeping a vigil at the school vans to ensure the safety of schoolchildren under the Safe School Vahan Policy.

“We hold meetings with the school authorities on a regular basis and issue instructions to them to ensure safety of the schoolchildren in the vans. School buses found violating the traffic norms and the Safe School Vahan Policy are often challaned,” said Kalsi.

Kalsi and ADCP (Traffic) Sukhpal Singh Brar issued instructions to the school authorities to implement the policy properly.