Diphu : The District Transport department officials seized five buses of Pranab Vidyapith School of Bokajan last Friday. The official source has informed that seizer was done for not producing whole and appropriate documents of the buses.Motor Vehicle Inspector Bipul Kurmi visited the school campus on Thursday to verify the documents of all eleven buses in the school. Out of these buses, five didn’t update their documents, while another one had complete documents but crossed the permissible time of operation. It is not clear whether the seized buses lacked physical fitness or not.

The Inspector mentioned that some vehicles crossed the permissible period for operation which is against the law, particularly when the passengers are students and authority is concerned about their safety.

The officer said that notices were served to all the schools having school buses regarding the safety measures of vehicles used in carrying students.

The action of the transport department has been appreciated by many but a section of mindful people have questioned why the same department doesn’t demonstrate a similar feat in case of sand carrying trucks? These vehicles are breaking all types of rules and regulations of the transport department, starting from overload to improper documents, operational period, permit etc.

While remaining quizzical about the neutrality of this department they have also requested the transport authority to check the route permits of thousands of Auto-rickshaws plying in urban areas of the district causing serious threat for the commuter and pedestrians by choking the roads, causing serious traffic predicament.