After the mishap that killed 25 people on the Samruddhi Mahamarg, the Maharashtra Transport Department has decided to act firmly against transport operators, aggregators and companies that force their drivers to do double or triple shifts, depriving them of sleep, a report stated in this paper.

A senior official said in the report that a sleep deprived driver is a killer on the road. If we find the cause of any mishap is a sleep-deprived driver, we will block his employer operator’s tourist vehicle permits and permissions. The idea is to ensure that the drivers do not drive for more than nine hours continuously.