75,308 motor vehicles in Kohima

 

Deputy SP (T) Melite Kapfo on February 4 said that the total number of vehicles registered in Kohima, till 2012, stands at 75,308. Average number of vehicles registered in the last three years stands at 2438 per year, said Kapfo during the traffic driving school programme cum launching of bicycles for traffic and police stations here this morning at the SP office. There are 14,259 government vehicles registered till 2011. The total number of local taxis stands approximately at 700, zonal taxis at 1900 and city buses at 110, in Kohima. Meanwhile, 349 vehicle accidents have been reported in 2011 which claimed seven lives. 402 vehicle accidents were reported in 2012 that led to three deaths while in 2013, 339 vehicle accidents were reported, claiming 17 deaths.