Eight buses impounded for violating corona SOPs

Rawalpindi : Regional Transport Authority (RDA) Rawalpindi teams inspected various buses and public transport vehicles (PSVs) at different routes and impounded eight buses in violation of Coronavirus Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) besides imposing fines amounting to Rs21,000.

According to a district administration spokesman, RTA officials checked the implementation of social distancing and wearing of masks by the passengers in buses and other PSVs vehicles and took action against the rules violators.

RTA teams on the directives of Deputy Commissioner Rawalpindi Muhammad Ali continued its ongoing campaign to check violations of SOPs.

The DC urged the citizens to follow the SOPs and adopt all possible precautionary measures against coronavirus. The district administration, including Assistant Commissioners, Magistrates, other officers and RTA teams have accelerated their raids against the violators, he added.