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Police ready for drunken drivers by Jayantha Sri Nissanka Traffic Police Headquarters will deploy 3,700 police officers during the festive season to nab drunken drivers. "We will severely deal with drunken drivers this year. Therefore, we request people to avoid driving after celebrating at new year parties", DIG Traffic Gamini Silva told the Sunday Observer. Traffic operations will be launched in all the police divisions in the island this year to minimise accidents during the festive season. Special operations will be conducted in Colombo and suburbs as well as in Nuwara Eliya, he said. Traffic Police Headquarters will send special police teams to Nuwara Eliya tomorrow. "We will conduct traffic demonstrations in Nuwara Eliya from tomorrow to educate people. Mostly rich people flock into Nuwara Eliya during new year vacation. They are the people who mostly violate traffic rules but we will severely deal with them this time", DIG Silva warned. He said that a fleet of Police communication cars, motorcycles and all other necessary equipment will be sent Up- Country tomorrow. He said that Traffic Police Headquarters have issued special instructions to all the respective Senior Superintendent of Police to prepare traffic plans during the festive season. |
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