With a view to minimising road accidents, the North Dinajpur district police have decided to restrict the speed of vehicles…
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With a view to minimising road accidents, the North Dinajpur district police have decided to restrict the speed of vehicles at Islampur and Raiganj towns. Police officers said they will keep an eye on speeding vehicles from next Friday. A total of 32 CCTV cameras will soon be set up at different places near the roads in Raiganj and Islampur in this regard.
The on-duty traffic policemen, after checking the speeding vehicles on their monitors will take action against them, it is learnt. According to the ‘speed restriction chart’ issued by the district police, both four wheelers and motorcycles are not allowed to run above 30 km/ hour on a 2-km stretch of road from Jelkhana Mor to the NBSTC bus terminus in Raiganj town.
The same speed limit has also been set for the stretch from Kasba to BidhanNagar More, 3-km, and from Mohanbati to Siliguri More, around 1-km. The same restrictions apply in Islampur town too. “If a vehicle enters Raiganj town from Hemtabad and Bangalbari through the Raiganj-Balurghat state highway, it is not allowed to cross the speed of 30 km per hour,” police said.
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“All buses, trekkers, light vehicles, auto rickshaws and motorcycles from next Friday will have to maintain a maximum speed limit of 30 km when they enter Raiganj and Islampur towns,” a police officer said. Superintendent of Police, North Dinajpur, Shyam Singh said, “We have already restricted the speed on the roads in both Islampur and Raiganj, whilein order to take control of the total system, we have decided to set up 32 CCTV cameras soon. If vehicles are found flouting the rule, the driver will be fined, while also taking other legal action.”
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