Commuters on NH not be fined for over speeding until sufficient awareness is created: CM Assam

Aug 16: In a latest development, Assam Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma stated that the commuters on NH not be fined for over speeding until sufficient awareness is created.

Taking to his twitter handle, the Chief Minister wrote, “We’ve decided that commuters on NHs and other main roads will not be fined for over speeding until sufficient awareness is created in this regard. Issued instructions to officials of Transport Dept, NHAI, NHIDCL & PWD (Bldg & NH) at a meeting on speed limit violations.”

We've decided that commuters on NHs and other main roads will not be fined for overspeeding until sufficient awareness is created in this regard.

Issued instructions to officials of Transport Dept, NHAI, NHIDCL & PWD (Bldg & NH) at a meeting on speed limit violations.
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— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) August 16, 2021

• NHAI, NHIDCL & PWD (Bldg & NH) to install visible speed limit signs and proper speed breakers in accident-prone areas within 3 months.
• Transport Dept to launch a 2-month intensive public awareness campaign on speed limits as notified by MORTH India on 6 April, 2018.