Hetauda Traffic Police Collect NPR 7.6 Million in Revenue in Seven Months of Current Fiscal Year

Hetauda. The District Traffic Police Office, Hetauda, Makwanpur has collected NPR 7.646 million in revenue during the first seven months of the current fiscal year 2082/83. According to the office chief, Police Inspector Bachhuram Fuyal, 8,414 vehicle drivers were penalized for violating traffic rules during this period.

In the previous fiscal year 2081/82, the office penalized 30,034 vehicle drivers for violating traffic rules and collected NPR 24,145,054 in revenue.

Police Inspector Fuyal stated that 32 people died and 386 were injured in 196 traffic accidents in Makwanpur district during the current fiscal year.

In the previous fiscal year 2081/82, 50 people died and 965 were injured in 407 traffic accidents in Makwanpur.

Police Inspector Fuyal mentioned that due to the recently conducted traffic awareness campaigns and regular traffic checks, there has been a reduction in human casualties from traffic accidents, and the number of traffic rule violators is also decreasing.

"We have intensified traffic checks on the roads along with awareness programs related to traffic rules and accident reduction," he said. "In the fiscal year 2082/83 alone, we conducted 547 awareness facilitation sessions on traffic rules for students, new drivers, business people, employees, and others. Through this, 39,246 people have been made aware."

Furthermore, Fuyal stated that they have been pasting pamphlets, posters, and stickers in various places and conducting free health check-ups for drivers from time to time. He added that awareness programs have also been conducted regarding the causes of traffic accidents, such as increasing vehicle density, narrow roads, driver negligence, and stray livestock on the roads.