Mysuru: The Officers of the RTO West, consisting of three senior Motor Inspectors and one Motor Inspector, began checking of the Private School vehicles carrying school children at 8.30 am today and seized two vehicles near Bandipalya which did not have number plates. Two cases were booked against vehicles, one near RTO West office and another near Columbia Asia Hospital for violating Motor Vehicles Act. In all, cases were booked against four vehicles. Deputy Commissioner and senior RTO (West) M. Prabhuswamy, speaking to Star of Mysore here this morning, said that the school vehicles should be maintained in good condition, all the documents must be in order including Fitness Certificate, the windows should have rods, there should be an emergency exit and most importantly experienced drivers must handle the vehicles. It may be recalled that the RTO had given 15 days time to set right the problems if any. It had also conducted an awareness programme on June 14 for private school vehicle drivers, attenders and school managements at Maharaja’s College Grounds. In the light of this, the checking drive has begun keeping the safety of school children in mind, he said.
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