MVD's 'Freaken' drive to get altered vehicles off roads

Kochi | Sunday | 24th March, 2019

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"Due to the presence of roadside eateries, many people from various parts of the city are coming to Panampilly Nagar. "We conducted the drive at Panampilly Nagar following complaints from residents in the area. Traffic at Panampilly Nagar also increased during night due to the presence of small eateries and more shops have come up in the vicinity. The drive would continue in the coming days," said enforcement RTO K Manoj Kumar.MVD also served notices to three vehicle owners, who sped off seeing the vehicle checking.Residents, who reached the spot seeing the drive, handed over photos of speeding vehicles at Panampilly Nagar to officials. But closing shops at 8pm would affect the business," said a resident.Residents also complained that Panampilly Nagar, where parking space is available, has become a "dumping yard" for many vehicle owners..