Mumbai Traffic Police bans heavy vehicles during peak hours

The Mumbai Traffic Police (MTP) has banned heavy vehicles from plying during peak hours. The ban is effective from 7:00am to 11:00am and from 5:00pm to 10:00pm every day. In an official statement, Sanjay Mohite, additional commissioner of police (traffic), said that the ban is applicable to all heavy vehicles except those that provide essential services like vegetable and milk distribution, ambulances, fire brigade trucks, and government and semi-government vehicles. Buses transporting passengers have also been exempted.

The city, of…