'No Helmet - No Petrol' for two-wheeler riders here!!

Hyderabad, Aug 03: In order to make the vehiclists aware of basic road safety measures, in the coming days, the Prisons Department would stop selling petrol to commuters on two-wheelers who do not wear a helmet.

An order to this effect is expected to be issued by the Prisons Department in the coming days, officials said. VK Singh, Director General Telangana Prisons said, "The sole objective is to reduce accidents in the city. The decision may hit our revenue, but one has to take such initiative aimed at a social cause".

The Prison department owns 13 petrol bunks across the State and eight more are in the process of getting ready which would be functional within one to two months, said VK Singh.

"About 90 per cent of the accidents occur due to the absence of helmets. For us, this is not just an initiative but a social message which we want to implement throughout", he said.

The top officials said that action will be taken on employees, in case they are found to be providing service to two-wheeler owners who have arrived without wearing a helmet. The Prison Department already has kept the employees of the petrol bunk under surveillance through CCTV cameras.

The order is expected to be issued on Tuesday and implemented on an immediate basis. VK Singh also expressed his hope that, other private petrol bunks will follow the same after their orders come into force to yield better results in this direction. The Prisons wing will be the first department to have taken up such an initiative.