Shillong, June 1: East Garo Hills District Magistrate RP Marak has imposed prohibitory orders under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, banning the movement of all heavy vehicles weighing above 9 tonnes across BUG Bridge No. 6/2 at Songkama village under Songsak C&RD Block.
“…allowing the continuous and unchecked movement of heavy, over-loaded commercial transport vehicles over the said bridge poses an imminent threat to public safety, carries severe risk of sudden structural failure or collapse and threatens to disrupt essential connectivity to neighboring areas,” the order said.
The order also warned, “any violation of the order shall attract penal action under Section 223 of the BNSS, 2023.”
