Authorities to tighten steps to rein in truckers

To ensure this, inspections will be done at the place of loading and at the point of unloading centres. The port developer has been directed not to pay the contractor if the tipper lorries are overloaded. Guidelines related to security arrangements will be prepared within two days after discussion between the police and the district administration.

Schedule to be changed

The schedule of tipper lorries will also be changed. Tipper lorries will be completely prevented from plying the road during the peak hours of 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. The eligibility of drivers will be scrutinised. It has also been decided to provide training to the drivers.

Tipper lorries, container trucks, and heavy good vehicles, cannot be operated between 8 a.m. and 10 p.m. and between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. in city limits like Vetturoad, Chappath, Pallichal, Maruthoor, Powdikonam, Kundamankadavu, Mangattukadavu and so on. The vehicles which transport soil and rocks should be covered well. The speed limit fixed for these vehicles should not be violated at any circumstances. Parking for these vehicles are allowed only in permitted places. Strict action would be taken against the vehicles which violate the rules. The State government will take a call on what to do regarding the compensation to the family of Ananthu, who died in the accident, in consultation with the Adani Group, which develops the port.

Rajeev Chandrasekhar, the National Democratic Alliance candidate in the Thiruvananthapuram constituency, said the State government should take stringent measures to control the tipper lorries that become a threat to passengers and pedestrians.

S. MAHINSHA Tipper lorries confiscated by the traffic police for violating rules in Thiruvananthapuram on Thursday.