Special offers on helmets by E-commerce firms such as Amazon and Flipkart came handy for many people to grab the opportunity and buy a helmet for anywhere between Rs. 400 and Rs. 450 against its actual price of Rs. 1,000.
V. Sundar, Deputy Transport Commissioner, Krishna, meanwhile, says the department was determined to act tough with offenders. “We organised a series of awareness programmes by distributing pamphlets and showing short films. We have given enough time.
A beginning has to be made somewhere. I am sure that punitive measures will yield the desired result,” he says.
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As part of the awareness drive, the DTC will hoist a giant balloon with slogans on helmet use written on it, at Indira Gandhi Municipal Stadium on Saturday.