The district administration has launched a crackdown on commercial vehicles using illegal LPG cylinders, impounding 25 vehicles and imposing fines worth Rs100,000.
The operation was carried out across the district on directions of Deputy Commissioner Waseem Hamid Sindhu to ensure the safety of passengers amid rising temperatures and increasing incidents of cylinder explosion.
During the drive, several vans and pick-up vehicles found with LPG cylinders were impounded and shifted to police stations. A total of eight FIRs were also registered against the vehicle owners by the Regional Transport Authority (RTA).
A task force removed LPG cylinders from the vehicles and discarded them on-the-spot as a safety measure.
Deputy Commissioner Sindhu said the campaign had been launched to protect public lives and that such dangerous vehicles would not be allowed to operate on roads under any circumstances.
He added that the recent surge in cylinder blast incidents due to intense heat was alarming.
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