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UP Transport Department Cracks Down on Unfit Ambulances
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News18•10-10-2026, 20:00
UP Transport Department Cracks Down on Unfit Ambulances
- •The Uttar Pradesh Transport Department issued challans to 772 ambulances and removed 135 from service during a three-day special drive.
- •Transport Commissioner Ashutosh Niranjan stated that private ambulances were inspected for violating prescribed rules and standards.
- •Officials emphasized that emergency vehicles must be fully roadworthy and possess valid documentation to ensure patient safety.
- •Operators are urged to secure valid registration, permits, and fitness certificates before operating their vehicles.
- •The enforcement drive against illegal and unfit vehicles is set to continue across the state.
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The Uttar Pradesh Transport Department issued challans to 772 ambulances and took 135 vehicles off the road during a three-day special enforcement drive targeting unfit and unauthorised vehicles.
Enforcement teams inspected ambulances operated by private entities to ensure they are roadworthy, possess valid mandatory documents, and comply with prescribed standards because operating unfit vehicles poses a risk to patients' safety.
Vehicle owners and ambulance operators must ensure they have valid registration, permits, fitness certificates, and other required documents before operating their vehicles.
