Vehicles without fitness certificates, route permits in Kashmir to be suspended

Srinagar, Nov 17 (KNS): The Transport Department of Jammu and Kashmir issued an order, declaring that passenger vehicles without a valid fitness certificate and route permit will be subject to suspension from all services.


This decision aims to enhance road safety measures and ensure that only vehicles meeting the necessary regulatory requirements are operational.

"In view of the recent fatal accident in Chenab valley and with reference to the meetings held on the issue of road accidents at the highest level, all the passenger vehicles that do not possess a valid fitness certificate and route permit shall be suspended for all services," reads an order a copy of which lies with Kashmir News Service.Click Here To Follow Our WhatsApp Channel

On Wednesday, thirty-six people were killed and 19 others injured after a bus fell into a gorge in Jammu and Kashmir's Doda. 

The bus, carrying 55 passengers, skidded off the road near Trungal-Assar on the Batote-Kishtwar national highway and fell 300 feet downhill.(KNS)

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