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लद्दाख, 25 नवंबर, 2025
LADAKH, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER, 25, 2025
Part II - Section 3
के न्द्र-शासित प्रदेश लद्दाख प्रशासन ADMINISTRATION OF UNION TERRITORY OF LADAKH
F.No. M-17067/58/2024-TRANSPORT SECTION (Comp. No.24945)
TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT
Subject:- Strict and immediate compliance with the directives of Supreme Court Committee
on Road Safety (SCCoRS) - Road Safety Enforcement, Reduction of Road Accidents
and Prevention of Fatalities.
Circular No. 02 - Trans (UTL) of 2025
Dated: 24.11.2025
1. The Supreme Court Committee on Road Safety (SCCoRS), vide its Reference No. 31/CoRS/2025 dated 17th October, 2025 (copy enclosed), has issued mandatory instructions that all States/UTs are required to ensure strict and immediate compliance with the orders relating to improving road safety, reduction of road accidents and prevention of fatalities.
LADAKH GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY 22. In compliance to these directions, all Transport Authorities, Police Authorities and field enforcement units are required to intensify enforcement and operational measures and to ensure strict, uniform and time-bound compliance with the said directions.
3. The following priority areas shall have to receive immediate and focused enforcement:-
A. Pedestrian Safety & Pedestrian crossings:
a) Framing and notifying road safety rules under section 138(1A) and 210D of Motor Vehicle Act, 1988, if not already in place.
b) Conducting infrastructure audit of pedestrian facilities, identifying deficiencies in existing footpaths, crossings, prioritizing areas where there have been pedestrian injuries/deaths, repair and road engineering improvements.
c) District Road Safety Committees (DRSCs) should mandatorily address pedestrian safety issues in their monthly meetings.
d) Implementing an effective online mechanism for grievances regarding footpaths, encroachments and suggestion for pedestrian crossing.
B. Wearing of Helmets – Enforcement thereof:
a) Strict enforcement of Sections 128, 129 & 194-D of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, making use of helmet mandatory for all two-wheeler riders, pillion riders and enforcing measure, innovative schemes, programs etc. must be introduced with its continuous monitoring on day-to-day basis.
b) Strict enforcement for prohibiting two wheelers on expressways and other high-speed corridors. c) Adoption of e-enforcement mechanism such as cameras etc. for reducing the traffic violations.
C. Unlawful and Wrongful Lane Discipline:
a) Strict enforcement of Section 136-A of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, and taking strict action against unlawful and wrongful lane driving.
b) Promoting public awareness and monitoring through available technological means.
D. White LED Dazzling Lights, Re-Blue Strobe Lights and Unauthorized Hooters:
a. Transport Authorities and Traffic Police to prescribe maximum permissible luminance and beam angles for vehicle headlights.
b. Ensure strict prohibition and complete ban on Re-Blue strobe flashing Re-blue lights and seizure/penalties of illegal hooters.
c. Ensure compliance through PUC testing and Vehicle Fitness Certification.
4. Accordingly, it is enjoined upon all the concerned authorities of Transport Department (RTO/ARTOs/MVIs, Enforcement Squads etc.), Police Department (Traffic Police, Enforcement Squads, Highway Patrol Units etc.), District task forces and Municipalities to ensure strict compliance to the above directions and also ensure widest circulation of these directions among their field units/functionaries.
LADAKH GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY 35. RTO, UT of Ladakh shall submit a detailed compliance in the matter containing action taken reports, statistical data on enforcement, details of sustained campaigns on weekly and monthly basis to the Transport Department. Further, other enforcement agencies shall also submit the similar compliance reports to their Department, which shall be shared with the SCCoRS.
Encl:- A/A
(Bhupesh Chaudhary) IAS,
Administrative Secretary.
Copy to the:
1. Chairman, Supreme Court Committee on Road Safety (SCCoRS). 2. Director General of Police, UT of Ladakh. 3. Director, Urban Local Bodies, UT of Ladakh. 4. Deputy Commissioners, Leh/Kargil. 5. SSP, Traffic Police, UT of Ladakh. 6. SSPs, Leh/Kargil. 7. Regional Transport Officer, UT of Ladakh. 8. Joint Director, Information, UT of Ladakh. 9. Director, NIC Leh for uploading the circular on website/publication in Ladakh e-Gazette. 10. Assistant Regional Transport Officers, Leh/Kargil. 11. PS to Hon'ble Lieutenant Governor, UT of Ladakh for kind information of the Hon'ble Lieutenant Governor.
12. PS to the Chief Secretary, UT of Ladakh for kind information of the Chief Secretary. 13. PS to the Administrative Secretary, General Administration Department, UT of Ladakh. 14. PA to the Administrative Secretary, Transport Department for kind information of the Administrative Secretary. 15. Office records.