DC Mullai Muhilan permits free movement of e-auto rickshaws
Mangaluru: DC Mullai Muhilan issued orders permitting electric auto rickshaws and autos running on ethanol and methanol to ply across the district freely. Despite being issued on July 26, the orders were released to the public on Tuesday.
The orders retract the earlier notifications issued on November 24, 2022 and January 1, 2023.
In zone-1, E-auto rikshawsand rikshawsrunning on methanol and ethanol were ordered to be painted yellow on the front side till the middle and black on the rear till the middle. They were also directed to bear square shaped stickers of blue colour with identification numbers issue by the police department.
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Similar rikshawsin zone-2 were also directed to be painted in the same way. However the orders about having police issued yellow coloured circular identification stickers has been cancelled. DC has directed the RTO officers to take strict measures for the implementation of these rules.
Mangalore city SP and DSP have been permitted to put up necessary notice boards regarding these rules.
DC has also authorized the commissioner of Municipality and the officials of the local bodies to fix parking zones and vehicle stops in their areas.
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Snowfall blocks two key roads providing alternative connectivity to Kashmir
Rajouri/Jammu (PTI): Traffic on the Mughal and Sinthan Top roads, which provide alternate connectivity to Kashmir, was temporarily suspended on Sunday due to light to moderate snowfall in the high-altitude areas of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said.
However, traffic on the 270-kilometre Jammu-Srinagar national highway -- the only all weather road linking Kashmir with the rest of the country -- was plying as usual despite intermittent rains that ended the over one-and-a-half months long dry spell, they said.
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The Mughal road, which connects the twin border districts of Poonch and Rajouri with south Kashmir's Shopian, was closed for traffic as a precautionary measure after more than three inches of snow was recorded at Peer Ki Gali on Sunday afternoon.
A group of three tea vendors are left stranded on the road and efforts are on to evacuate them to safety, officials said.
After they were trapped in the snow, the vendors made passionate appeals through video messages urging the authorities to rescue them. The Border Roads Organisation has taken up snow clearance work and is trying to reach the stranded persons, officials said.
The Sinthan Top road, which connects Kishtwar and Doda districts in Jammu with south Kashmir's Anantnag, was also closed after moderate snowfall in the higher reaches.
Both the mountainous roads usually remain closed for several months due to heavy snowfall during winter.
