1 week ago
Visakhapatnam Transport Department Targets Rule-Violating Private Buses
The transport department checked private buses in Visakhapatnam.
The checks lasted for three days.
Officials found that 48 bus operators had broken transport rules.
Some buses did not have valid permits.
Others did not follow their permit conditions or had not paid required taxes.
Some buses also had emergency doors that did not work.
The operators were fined a total of Rs.5,24,600.
Officials said they will continue checking buses to help keep passengers safe.
Officials registered cases against 48 private Contract Carriage bus operators in Visakhapatnam.
The three-day inspection drive covered violations of motor vehicle and road-safety regulations.
Authorities imposed total penalties of Rs.5,24,600 on the violators.
Reported violations included missing permits, permit-condition breaches and unpaid applicable taxes.
Inspections will continue to improve passenger safety and regulatory compliance.
- Who
- The Visakhapatnam transport department and 48 private Contract Carriage bus operators.
- What
- Officials conducted inspections, registered violation cases and imposed penalties totaling Rs.5,24,600.
- Where
- Across Visakhapatnam city.
- When
- During a three-day special inspection drive; further inspections will continue.
- Why
- To enforce motor vehicle and road-safety regulations and improve passenger safety.
Key facts
- Agency
- Transport department
- Vehicles inspected
- Private Contract Carriage buses
- Cases registered
- 48 operators
- Inspection duration
- Three days
- Total penalty
- Rs.5,24,600
- Violations
- Invalid permits, permit-condition violations, unpaid taxes and non-functional emergency doors
- Next step
- Inspections will continue










