Measures will be intensified to curb rash, drunk driving: Chennai police commissioner

Special attention will be given to curb underage driving, says Shankar Jiwal

City Police Commissioner Shankar Jiwal on Tuesday said police personnel would intensify measures against rash and drunk driving. Special attention would be given to curb underage driving. 

Speaking to reporters after launching a scheme to provide buttermilk to traffic police personnel to beat the summer heat, he said, “As part of our initiatives, we are going to install cameras at vantage points to prevent rash and wrong side driving and we will fine the violators based on the footage.”

Mr. Jiwal said that recently a couple of bike racing cases had been brought to the notice of the police department and that action would be taken against the offenders.

“We are not going to stop with merely booking a case, but further investigate to identify the mechanic who altered the silencer of the vehicle and who supported the racers. We will also find out if any betting was involved,” he added.

On underage driving, he said that Greater Chennai Police would form Student In Responsible Police Initiatives (SIRPI) units on the lines of the National Cadet Corps soon to address the issue.

Efforts had been intensified to curb drunk driving. At least, 150 cases were being booked everyday, he said.

Buttermilk scheme