Biswanath: The Biswanath district of Assam has come up with a solution for the Drink and Drive case. They have come up with two helpline numbers to deal with the problem of drink-and-drive on New Year. The police have stated that the main motto behind this is to prevent accidents caused by drunken boozers. The helpline will assist in dropping drunk individuals from a New Year event to their residences.
Under this initiative, the district administration has set-out two helpline numbers and has made vehicle arrangements for the people. The facility will be available on December 31.
People who think they are drunk and may risk an accident due to excessive consumption of alcohol may seek help by dialing the helpline numbers. They can request a drop-home service. Ten vehicles have been assigned to different police stations in the district for this purpose.
Biswanath district Superintendent of Police (SP) Leena Doley told the media, “Everyone has the right to celebrate the night of December 31. During the celebration, if anyone gets into trouble after getting drunk and can’t come back home or can’t visit from one place to another, the police department has arranged vehicles with the help of district administration.”
“Three vehicles will be available at Biswanath police station, two vehicles each at Gohpur and Sootea police station, one each at Jinjia, Helem and Behali police station. These vehicles will be available with drivers on December 31 night,” Leena Doley said.
She said the initiative was taken to reduce accidents. In Guwahati, 64 people were intercepted for drunken driving on the night of December 29. They were fined Rs 10,000 each. The Guwahati city police suspended the licenses of these people.
Following the directive of Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, police, the state transport department, and the excise department are jointly conducting a strict enforcement drive against drunk driving across the state.
As an independent media platform, we do not take advertisements from governments and corporate houses. It is you, our readers, who have supported us on our journey to do honest and unbiased journalism. Please contribute, so that we can continue to do the same in future.
