Bhubaneswar, Sept. 17 -- https://images.odishatv.in/uploadimage/library/16_9/16_9_0/recent_photo_1757231612.jpg
The Odisha State Transport Authority (STA) has issued a circular prohibiting the use of vehicles with unauthorised structural modifications, particularly those converted into DJ or OJ vehicles.
The order directs all Regional Transport Officers (RTOs) to act against alterations that violate provisions of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, and the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989. Any vehicles found breaching safety and dimensional standards will face penalties, cancellation of registration and fitness certificates, and seizure.
According to the STA, such vehicles often undergo alterations that exceed permissible limits of length, w...