DIMAPUR, APRIL 24 (MExN): The Regional Transport Authority (RTA) Dimapur today issued a new set of rules for public transport vehicles in the town.
A press note from the RTA informed that it convened a meeting on April 20 under the Chairmanship of the Deputy Commissioner and Chairman RTA, Dimapur and passed the following rules for strict adherence. As per the rules, drivers of auto rickshaws are hereby directed to accommodate passengers as per the seating capacity, and accommodating passenger beside the driver is strictly prohibited. All auto rickshaws are made mandatory to fix safety rod on the right side of the passenger seat. They are also prohibited to ply on the highway beyond Patkai Bridge.
The RTA also revised the local/zonal taxi fare as of May 1, 2017. The revised fares are: Rs 200 per passenger for Chumukedima to Kohima & vice versa; and Rs 80 per person for Chumukedima to Medziphema & vice versa. It also informed private bus operators i.e. interstate/inter district and Assam line buses operating from the Blue Hill station/Golaghat road stretch to shift to the Inter State Bus Terminus (ISBT) Purana Bazaar from May 1, 2017. Strict action will be taken for non compliance, it warned.
The RTA further warned that defaulters will be penalized as per the Motor Vehicle Act.
