Ensure tractor trolleys not used for travel: UP CM

Lucknow: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday directed the officers to ensure that tractor trolleys or trucks were not used for travel. He also appealed to people to strictly follow safety standards during journey. Travel by tractor trolley and truck was unsafe, he said.

A high-level meeting of the officers of the state home and transport departments was held under the chief minister on road safety.

Yogi said tractor trolley should be used only for agricultural work or freight transportation. The people should adopt safe means of travel.

He instructed the officers to conduct special awareness campaigns in rural areas on road safety. Schools, colleges and other important institutions should be associated with the awareness programme. Meetings on safe travel should be organized in each gram panchayat. The police and the transport department should sensitize the general public to adopt safe transport means. Information, public works department and transport departments should put hoarding at prominent places to create awareness among the masses, he said