Erring private bus operators are in for a tough time with the city police and the Motor Vehicles department (MVD) set to join hands to take stringent action against them.
The decision to hold combined drives was taken at a meeting convened by the Advocate General on Thursday after the Kerala High Court took serious note of frequent accidents caused by overspeeding private buses.
It was decided that beginning from Friday, the city police and the MVD would conduct joint drives against private buses in various points. Besides, the city police will conduct drives on their own in at least 50 points.
Advocate General K. Gopalakrishna Kurup chaired the meeting. Director General of Prosecution T.A. Shaji, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Kochi City) S. Sasidharan, Senior Government Pleader P. Santhosh Kumar, Government Pleader K.V. Manoj Kumar, Assistant Commissioner (Traffic - West) Yousuf C., Assistant Commissioner (Traffic - East) A.A. Ashraf, Ernakulam Regional Transport Officer G. Ananthakrishnan, and Enforcement RTO Swapna S.P. attended the meeting.
