Gurgaon: The fine for wrong-side driving was raised to over ten times the usual last year, but little has deterred motorists from breaking the traffic rule.Police data showed that 176 drivers were issued penalties for wrong-side driving every day in the city this October. In all, 5,481 challans were imposed by the Gurgaon traffic police, both manually and through cameras, for flouting the norm. Other than wrong side driving, DCP (traffic) Virender Vij said on Saturday that most of the challans were issued for driving without helmets (16,183) and illegal parking (7,979) for the month. Rs 2 crore was collected in penalties, Vij said.A total of 1,02,627 challans were issued in the police drive in October. Nineteen people were challaned for underage driving, 1,531 for driving without seatbelts, 1,175 for changing lanes, 629 for drinking and driving, 250 for speeding, 233 for jumping red lights and 124 for using mobile phone while driving, he added.Until August last year, city police would issue a fine of Rs 500 for wrong-side driving under the Motor Vehicles Act. They then increased the penalty for the violation to Rs 5,500 by adding an additional charge of Rs 5,000 for dangerous driving. The aim, they had said, was to discourage people from having to pay a steep fine just to save a few kilometres of distance in their commute.A total of 40,315 challans were issued in 2022 for wrong-side driving. The figure is 10,320 till June this year.We conduct a drive from time to time to make people aware about traffic norms and discourage them from violating norms, the deputy commissioner of police (DCP) said.According to police, around 15% of fatal road accidents in the city occur due to wrong-side driving. On average, around 400 people die in road accidents in Gurgaon in a year. Traffic police had also identified 38 accident prone locations where such violations arent uncommon.Along with imposing fines, we are also working on road engineering to discourage people from driving on the wrong side, Vij said. We also published the following articles recentlyMCD issues 1.1k challansThe Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has issued 383 challans for open burning violations and 823 challans for violations at construction and demolition (C&D) sites. The total amount imposed for C&D waste reached Rs 1.72 crore. In addition, MCD teams removed or broke 887 tandoors as part of enforcement efforts. Mayor Shelly Oberoi stated that open burning of garbage would be strictly monitored, with 175 teams formed for daytime monitoring and 124 teams for nighttime monitoring. A winter action plan is being implemented by MCD for the first time.KTC driver arrested for drunk drivingA KTC driver in Old Goa was arrested for driving a bus under the influence of alcohol. The driver, Elvis Rodrigues, was driving the bus in a reckless manner near the Kadamba Bypass road. The arrest was made by the Old Goa police.Cleaning drive starts at Chandni Chowk, HC also steps inThe Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has launched a cleaning drive in response to complaints about poor sanitation on the Chandni Chowk main road. The Delhi High Court has also ordered the Delhi government to ensure that the redevelopment and beautification work in the area continues. The MCD has cleaned the market temporarily, but will not continue unless a formal agreement is made. The court has also called on local traders to assist in developing the area. The court has dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) regarding the redevelopment, as various measures have already been taken.

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