Delhi Govt bans trucks from carrying protruding rods

Delhi government has banned trucks for carrying long iron rods, pipes or any protruding material beyond the body frame. The road transport ministry has amended  the provision in the Central Motor Vehicle Rules (CMVR) that allowed protrusions up to one metre earlier. 
    Sources said the ministry had amended/removed Section 93 of CMVR 1989, which allowed goods trucks to carry iron rods, poles or indivisible load should not exceed the distance of one meter beyond the rear most point of the truck. 
    People die in road accidents caused due to load protrusions. Over 50% of such accidents are reported from Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh. Utter Pradesh has maximum death tolls in such road accidents.
     The roads ministry has sent the amendment for notification for public. the results of this rule depends on how strictly state agencies and police enforce the law,” as per road transport secretary Vijay Chhibber.
   Road ministry officials has said as soon as the move is notified, there would be campaigns to educate truckers and consignees.