No parking for goods trucks on national highways, orders Jajpur administration

Jajpur: In a bid to curb road accidents, Jajpur collector P Anvesha Reddy has prohibited the unauthorised parking of goods vehicles on the main carriageways of national highways (NHs) passing through the district.

Goods vehicles parked illegally on the main carriageways of NH-16, NH-53, and NH-20 are hindering the movement of essential vehicles and pose a risk of road accidents, according to a notification issued Thursday.

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“Keeping in view the safety and security of the general public, unauthorised parking of all goods carriers has been restricted on main carriageways of NH-16 (Sathipur to Nelia), NH-53 (Balichandrapur to Duburi) and NH-20 (Panikoili to Ragadi Chhak) for a period of one month,” the notification added.

PTI