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The mandatory yearly inspection of vehicles of the schools and the colleges, which are being utilized to transport students mundane to their acquisition institutions, commenced present connected Wednesday.
The inspection is being jointly done astatine Armed Reserve Police Grounds successful Palayamkottai by the officials of transport, occurrence and rescue services and the constabulary departments. The exigency exit, occurrence extinguishers, first-aid kits, seats, CCTV cameras, spot of the steps and the woody level of the vehicles etc. are being checked during this inspection.
District Collector R. Sukumar, aft monitoring the inspection, said 737 vehicles of acquisition institutions, including 263 vehicles from Tirunelveli area, 318 from Valliyoor country and 156 from Ambasamudram country would beryllium screened during this information audit.
“Defective vehicles are being sent backmost and the schools acrophobic are asked to rectify the method issues identified during the inspection. These vehicles, aft attending the problems, should beryllium produced for inspection again astatine Office of Regional Transport Officer concerned. The drivers should strictly debar intoxicant and mobile telephone and cheque mundane the CCTV cameras and the occurrence extinguishers fitted successful their vehicles,” Mr. Sukumar said.
The Collector besides warned that cases would beryllium registered against the autorickshaw drivers who instrumentality much fig of children successful usurpation of the permit.
A squad of technicians screened the drivers for oculus defects. The occurrence and rescue services unit explained to them astir operating the occurrence extinguishers successful lawsuit of emergency.
In Tenkasi district, 251 vehicles – 206 from Tenkasi country and 45 from Alangulam country – were checked connected Wednesday. After discrepancies were recovered successful 11 vehicles including 8 from Tenkasi and 3 from Alangulam areas, the schoolhouse administrations were asked to code these issues instantly to get the fittingness certificate.
District Collector A.K. Kamal Kishore, who visited the conveyance screening camp, appealed to the drivers to strictly debar intoxicant and mobile phones portion driving.
“The parents and the schools person reposed religion successful you... Hence, the drivers should instrumentality attraction of the children and their safety. Hence, you should strictly travel the roadworthy information rules which volition guarantee the information of everyone travelling successful your vans and the buses,” the Collector said.
