In the wake of an accident that claimed 12 lives on their way to a picnic, the Assam Police on Wednesday issued a comprehensive Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for the regulation of picnic parties. The guidelines for such trips include prohibiting movement in the dark and asking picnickers not to play loud music inside vehicles. Locals seen at the site where a bus with a truck near Deragaon, in Golaghat on Wednesday. (ANI) “In this atmosphere of pomp and gaiety, sadness struck because of road traffic accidents during the vehicular movement of these picnic parties. Hence, it is felt imperative that a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) be in place to regulate the movement of these picnic parties,” the police said. Wrap up the year gone by & gear up for 2024 with HT! Click here Sharing the ‘SOP on Picnic’ on X, the Assam Police said, “No loud music on the vehicles to be allowed… There should not be any movement of picnic parties before sunrise and after sunset.” The guidelines prohibit overcrowding in vehicles …