Kekrupat committee seeks restriction on heavy vehicles
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, April 01 2024:
Kekrupat Minuthong Development Committee has drawn attention of the authority concerned with regard to movement of heavily overloaded vehicles taking the Minuthong (bridge) road, which frequently faces traffic jams and road accidents.
In a release, the Committee informed that vehicles overloaded with goods such as wood timber, bamboo, iron rods, etc., are frequently transported along the said road with many lighter vehicles also carrying the same along the route illegally, despite the presence of police and traffic control police in the area.
On Monday around 9.30 am, a DI Tata (MN01A-K0242) carrying heavy iron pipes passed through this road.
While driving down from the Minuthong Bridge towards North AOC, the long iron pipes fell over in front of the DI and slid across the asphalt.
Fortunately, no one was in front of the DI which prevented possible tragedy.
As such, the Committee urged the authority concerned to look into the movement of overloaded vehicles along Minuthong road.