India, Dec. 12 -- Traffic police intensified action against overloaded goods commercial vehicles, including trucks, as part of its accident prevention drive for winters, officials said on Thursday.

Around 2,500 challans were issued between Monday and Wednesday against truck and makeshift vehicle owners transporting materials above the Gross Vehicle Weight (GVM) under the Motor Vehicles Act, said officials.

A senior traffic official said the drive was conducted at various busy stretches, including Delhi-Jaipur-Gurugram (NH48) and Dwarka expressways, where a maximum number of heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) were found violating traffic norms.

"Illegal crossings and cuts on busy roads were closed on Monday to prevent any untoward incident. Ma...