India, Jan. 2 -- The Mumbai traffic police caught 211 drivers for drunk driving on New Year's Eve and in the early hours of Thursday. The number was lower than last year, when 333 drivers were booked for the same offence. During the special New Year's Eve drive, the traffic police also issued 13,752 challans for various traffic violations across the city.

According to traffic officials, the police had set up nakabandis, check points, at nearly 100 locations across the city. At these spots, traffic personnel armed with breathalysers, stopped drivers to ensure alcohol levels did not exceed the legal limit of 30 mg per 100 ml of blood.

According to official data, fines totalling Rs.1.31 crore were collected through the challans. Violations...