The Mumbai police’s efforts to ensure a safer start to the New Year seem to have paid off, with only 523 people being booked for drink driving on December 31 this year a nearly 40 per cent drop from the figure just two years ago.

Some lucky drivers got roses on New Year’s Eve as part of the Mumbai traffic police’s drive to reward sober drivers and reinforce their good behaviour. Pic/Sayed Sameer Abedi