Over 400 school buses and vans were issued challans in Noida and Greater Noida on Thursday for not having adequate safety measures on board, the police said on Thursday.
The action was carried out as part of ‘Operation Clean’, a special initiative of Gautam Buddh Nagar police to make roads safer, they said.
The campaign was carried out on vehicles linked to 129 schools and began at 6.30 am, a spokesperson said.
“During the campaign, 427 school buses and vans were issued challans after they were found not having adequate safety measures and not fulfilling the safety criterion. Another 702 buses and vans were let off with a warning to adopt proper safety measures while having children on board,” the spokesperson said.
₹26,700 collected
Around ₹26,700 was collected in fines during the 11th edition of the “Operation Clean”, he said. Gautam Buddh Nagar SSP Vaibhav Krishna said the action was taken after a number of complaints were received about school buses and vans violating traffic rules. “There have been complaints that these vehicles get overloaded with children, run on wrong lanes, risking lives of kids and other commuters. So this campaign was to send out a message that you are being watched when you violate rules. There is no getting away from the law,” Mr. Krishna said.
