Authorities in Delhi have issued 253 challans and imposed a cumulative fine of Rs 32.4 lakh on user agencies that did not comply with dust control norms, Environment Minister Gopal Rai said on Wednesday. The minister said government officials have so far inspected 6,868 construction sites under the anti-dust campaign under October 6. "A total of 253 notices/challans have been issued and a fine of Rs 32.4 lakh imposed on violators," he said. User agencies of construction and demolition projects larger than 500 square metres are required to register them on the construction and demolition (C&D) portal launched in October last year in a bid to control dust pollution in the capital. The project proponents have to self-audit their compliance with dust control norms and upload a self-declaration on the portal on a fortnightly basis. In September, the Delhi government had also made it mandatory to install anti-smog guns at all construction and demolition sites larger than 500 square ...
According to the NCRB report, in 2021, 155,000 people died in accidents on Indian roads. The number was up from 133,000 in 2020. Total accidents reported also rose to 403,000 in 2021, up from 354,000
The penalty can be paid either offline or online, depending on the facility provided by the city/state in which the traffic offence was committed
The Mumbai Traffic Police has penalised more than 6,200 people for riding two-wheelers and pillion without a helmet, an official has said
The challans were issued on Thursday to these people during police checks in crowded places such as markets, metro stations and shopping malls in Uttar Pradesh's Gautam Budh Nagar district, they said
The data showed that 88 challans were issued to violators carrying construction and other allied material without proper covering
The Delhi traffic police will collect dues for pending challans in cash also as many individuals are not able to pay fines through the online payments system, officials said Thursday.
The data showed that a sum of Rs 1.66 crore has already been collected as fines for violation of the norms
Police also distributed 735 facemasks to needy persons
The Delhi Police issued over 2,000 challans on Saturday for violation of Covid-19 norms, officials said
Delhi Congress workers, along with members of party-affiliated Auto Taxi Congress Union, on Saturday staged a protest here against the Delhi government over "arbitrary challan of vehicles
A total of 323,233 challans were issued for mask violation from June 15 till Wednesday
The Delhi Traffic Police has been withdrawn from issuing 'challans' (fines) for violations of Covid rules like not wearing masks and spitting in public places, and focus on traffic regulation again
A total of 17,919 challans have been issued in the national capital since June 15, they said
In a written reply, Gadkari said the number of fatalities in Kerala during September-October this year was 314
The Act does not give flexibility to the states for any downward revision of penalties
Here's a list of penalties traffic rules violators may have to pay under Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill - 2019
Till Nov 15, 1,43,220 vehicles were towed away, and 29,119 vehicles were clamped, the Minister said
Challans were issued to people for drunken driving, violating traffic rules and hooliganism during the night hours