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Traffic police to carry out special checks during Holi



Kathmandu, March 14: The Metropolitan Traffic Police Division is to carry out special checks during the Holi festival with a view to controlling possible accidents.
Holi, the festival of colours celebrated by the Hindus, falls on March 16 this year.
Many road accidents take place when the youths do not follow the traffic rules in the name of celebration of festivals, police said.
The Metropolitan Traffic Police is to intensify the checks on roads and at corners with a view to bringing down accidents to zero during the festival and it is to strictly monitor for motorcycle riders not wearing helmets, vehicles carrying extra load, passengers traveling on the roof of vehicles, and for drunk driving.

At the news conference organized by the Metropolitan Traffic Police Division here today, Keshav Adhikari, Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police, said those who drive recklessly and violate the traffic rules would be punished.
"The traffic police would establish 47 check points in the Kathmandu Valley in two phases since early morning and deploy emergency and mobile teams throughout the day," said DIG Adhikari.
The traffic police would coordinate with the Nepal Police to make the checking more effective, he summed up, adding, cases would be filed against those violating traffic rules.

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