Have a safe New Year: These 10 roads in Cyberabad will be closed on 31 Dec

Hyderabad: As the city prepares to bid adieu to 2022, the Cyberabad traffic police have issued guidelines for 31 December to ensure safe New Year celebrations.

Closure of certain roads

· The Nehru Outer Ring Road will be closed for light motor vehicles except for the vehicles bound for the airport from 10 p.m to 5 a.m.

· The PVNR Expressway will be closed for vehicles except for the vehicles bound for the airport from 10 p.m to 5 a.m.

The following flyovers will be totally closed for all vehicles and pedestrians from 11 p.m to 5 a.m:

1. Shilpa Layout flyover,

2. Gachibowli flyover,

3. Bio-diversity flyovers 1 & 2,

4. Shaikpet flyover,

5. Mind Space flyover,

6. Road No. 45 flyover and Durgam Cheruvu Cable Bridge,

7. Cyber Tower flyover,

8. Forum Mall-JNTU flyover,

9. Khaithlapur flyover,

10. Babu Jagjivan Ram flyover (Balanagar).

Citizens are requested to make their travel plans accordingly and cooperate with the traffic police on duty.

Cabs/taxi/auto-rickshaw operators (contract carriages)

· Drivers/operators of cabs, taxis, and auto-rickshaws shall be in proper uniform and carry all their documents.

· They shall not refuse rides on hire to any public. It is a violation of Section 178 of the Motor Vehicles Act 1988. A penalty of Rs. 500 will be imposed in the form of e-challan on such refusal. The public may send such complaints to the police on WhatsApp at 9490617346 with details of the vehicle, time, place, etc.

· They shall not misbehave with the public or demand excess fares.

Bars and pubs

· Any bar, pub, or club that knowingly or negligently allows their customers/associates to drive under the influence of alcohol after consuming alcohol on their premises will be dealt with strictly as per law and the concerned management will be prosecuted for abetting the crime.

· They shall strictly educate their customers/associates on the consequences of drunk driving and also shall make alternative arrangements for travel. They shall stop drunk persons from driving a vehicle from their premises.

General public

· Extensive checks for drunk driving will be held on all roads in the Cyberabad limits.

· The vehicles will be taken for temporary safe custody on non-production of documents.

· It is the duty of the vehicle drivers to stop and show the documents and also obey the instructions of the traffic police. Any obstruction to the duties of the traffic police may lead to action as per law.

· Minor driving or driving without a valid driving license will lead to the detention of the vehicle and both the owner and the driver will be prosecuted in a court of law.

· On such seizure of the vehicles, the citizens shall have to make their own arrangements for further travel.

· Usage of high-decibel sound/music systems in the vehicles is prohibited and vehicles will be detained and sent to RTO for further action.

· Driving vehicles without number plates will also lead to the detention of vehicles and such vehicles will also be sent to RTO.

· Overcrowding in vehicles or travelling on top of vehicles or creating a nuisance in public places will also lead to strict action as per law.

· The traffic police will book appropriate cases against rash driving, over-speeding, excessive honking, dangerous driving, triple/multiple riding, etc.

· Public shall exercise caution and self-responsibility while driving on public roads and travel safely.

Consequences of drunk driving

· Drunk driving cases under Section 185 of the Motor Vehicles Act 1988 will be booked against drunk drivers and all of them will be sent to court in due time.

· A penalty of Rs. 10,000 and/or imprisonment of up to six months for the first offence and a penalty of Rs. 15,000 and/or imprisonment of up to two years for a second or subsequent offence.

· Also, all their driving licenses will be seized and sent to the RTOs concerned for suspension as per Section 19 of the Motor Vehicles Act 1988.

· For the first offence, the driving license (DL) will be suspended for three months and for second and subsequent offences, the DL will be revoked permanently, making the person ineligible to drive in India.

· Further, if any person causes a road accident and another person's death by driving under the influence of alcohol, criminal case will be booked under Section 304 (II) of the IPC (culpable homicide not amounting to murder). They will be arrested and sent to jail.