Shillong: The District Magistrate, Ri Bhoi District has issued a prohibitory order under Section 144 CrPC prohibiting parking of commercial vehicles/coal laden trucks on the ground of Petrol Pump/Service Centres within Ri Bhoi District and parking of more than two heavy commercial vehicles/coal laden trucks in one place all along the National Highway-6.
The order has been issued in view that unregulated parking is taking place all along National Highway-6 especially at Petrol Pump Centres which adversely affects the incoming and outgoing traffic and likely result in space constraint and congestion of the national highway.
This order has come into force and will remain so until further order.
In another order under Section 144 CrPC, the District Magistrate, Ri Bhoi district prohibits the construction and operation of makeshift stall along NH-6 for illicit stockpiling as well as sale of coal by all concerned.
The order has been issued in view that number of makeshift stalls have sprung up catering to the stockpiling and sale of coal which has been offloaded from coal laden trucks enroute for the weighbridge at 13th Mile Tamulkuchi, Byrnihat which is deem illegal for all end and purposes.
