Himachal Govt to launch campaign against pressure horns

Shimla, August 24

The state government is going to launch a special campaign against the use of prohibited pressure horns causing noise pollution.

This was stated by the Deputy Chief Minister Mukesh Agnihotri while presiding over the fourth meeting of the HP State Transport Development and Road Safety Council, here today. The Transport department along-with the Police and Environment department will jointly conduct the campaign, he added.

He also directed that a ‘no horn’ campaign should be launched in Shimla and awareness booklets should be distributed. Agnihotri suggested that surveillance cameras should be installed in a phased manner at border areas, especially from Paonta Sahib to Una, to monitor and prevent illegal activities related to road safety.

The minister said Himachal has witnessed a reduction in road accidents by 13 per cent and fatalities by 14.6 per cent, respectively, in 2023 compared to 2022.

He said the districts prone to major accidents were Shimla, followed by Kangra and Mandi.