The State Highway Police in the Pune region has taken stringent action against thousands of violators who halted their vehicles on the Pune-Mumbai Expressway, causing disruptions and posing risks to other motorists.
In an effort to ensure smooth and safe traffic flow on the expressway, highway police have penalised a total of 13,480 violators over the last two and a half years.
According to State Highway Police data, a total of 7,725 violators were penalised in 2021 for stopping their vehicles at no parking zones on the Pune-Mumbai motorway. Of these, 1,373 were tracked down in the Khandala region and 6,352 in the Vadgaon region.