India, March 25 -- As part of its ongoing crackdown on overloaded and illegally operated transport vehicles, the Gautam Budh Nagar administration has acted against 442 vehicles in the last three months, impounding 343 of them and collecting a total fine of Rs.2.08 crore, officials said on Monday.

The operation, jointly carried out by transport and mining departments, focussed on vehicles carrying construction materials like stone chips, gravel, and sand from Rajasthan and Haryana into the district.

The enforcement drive was carried out in multiple phases across key checkpoints, including EcoTech-1, DND Kalindi Kunj, Char Murti, Sirsa Cut, Bisrakh, Badalpur, and Knowledge Park, said assistant regional transport officer (ARTO) (enforcemen...