Riot & curfew brings huge loss to RTO

Richeek Mishra
Agra: Registration of vehicles, license and number distribution, fitness check up and collection of taxes have been affected at the Regional Transport Office (RTO) Agra due to riots.
RTO has a revenue loss of around Rs.16 lakh on August 29. The riot has also stopped routine procedures at RTO. We are expecting the total loss of around Rs. 45 lakh during these three days, said Assistant Regional Transport Officer (ARTO) Surendra Kumar. The department could not cover this entire loss in next few weeks, he added.
Due to riot and curfew put in six police station areas has totally paralysed our daily work, said ARTO. We were unable to carryout daily office work, as our half of the staff was absent at the day, he added. Our women employees faced lots of problem while they pass through the riot-affected areas.
Besides, few of our employees coming late in the office due to curfew, RTO is running smoothly, Surendra asserted. Public will maintain peace and harmony, ARTO expressed hope.