The District Magistrate, East Khasi Hills District has issued a prohibitory order under Section 163 BNSS prohibiting plying of overloaded hay-laden trucks/pickups plying from Mawtawar-Mawsiatkhnam Road, across the city of Shillong.

The order is necessitated in view of the report received that plying of overloaded vehicles poses a significant safety hazard and may contact electric wires, which may result in a major fire incident. Hay falling from these trucks is littering the roads in the localities, creating a nuisance and undermining the efforts of the annual cleaning drive of the localities.

Any violation to this order shall be prosecuted under Section 188 of the BNSS.

The Order comes into force with immediate effect throughout the entire areas specified above and until further orders.