more-inLieutenant-Governor Anil Baijal on Monday demanded the installation of GPS on all public transport, expedited installation of lights at dark spots and measures to ensure checks on the storage and sale of acid. Regarding underage drinking, Raj Niwas said that the Commissioner (Excise) was directed to submit monthly data to the Finance Department specifying the number of violations detected and action taken. Lighting in public spaces“Regarding improvement of lighting in public places, it was informed that about 90% of the identified dark spots had been illuminated and the remaining shall be illuminated in addition to being integrated with the central database centres,” Raj Niwas said in a statement. Mr. Baijal observed that GPS monitoring in all public transport was a must and a timeline should be drawn in this regard. He also directed that a Standard Operating Procedure be formulated for a coordinated approach to weed out the menace of illegal storage and sale of acid.

Source: The Hindu November 13, 2017 20:03 UTC