AGARTALA, February 19 (TIWN): Yet after a long hesitation across the capital city Agartala, the traffic department here after long yawns, moved forward to nab the unruly auto rickshaw drivers, with no fare chart in their three wheeler vehicle. Though, recently it has been witnessed that a section of auto drivers here in Agartala has been keeping their trend to harass the passengers in regard of the auto fares, beside a section of drivers has been found to be violating the rules and regulations of the transport department and the order of High Court.

The siesta of the Tripura traffic department today broke up after a long run, with the traffic police today witnessed to be checking the fare charts in the three wheeler vehicles. Asked about the status of the daily routine checkup of the traffic police, one of the traffic official today said that their main motive is to ensure security to the drivers and the common mass of the state, and as part of the routine check up the traffic has been deployed on every nook and corners of the capital city to ensure proper documents of the vehicles, comprising of heavy vehicles, two wheelers and others.

However later asked about the check-in status in regard of unruly auto drivers, the official confessed that a section of auto drivers here in the capital city has been found violating the rules and regulation of the transport department and the High Court. He said that the traffic police are conducting a check up of the three wheelers as part of the daily routine check up to ensure fare chart in the auto rickshaws. Later talking to TIWN, the official also confessed that another section of unruly auto drivers has also been found carrying more than three passengers and it prevails here in Agartala, official said.

The official today talking to TIWN further added that the traffic department will take a stern action against if any auto drivers are found violating the order of the High Court and the rules of the transport department.

However it may be mentioned here that during the year 2014, Transport Minister Manik Dey said that the Transport department will take stern action if drivers do not follow fare rules set by the Transport department and High Court of Tripura. Beside, the department also imposed a restriction on the three wheelers for not carrying more than three passengers, with the Tripura High Court recently ordered the auto drivers to fix a rate chart in their vehicles.