Rajasthan: Speed interceptors with automatic no. plate reader to e-challan violators

JAIPUR: Rajasthan police will deploy 25 new speed interceptors with automatic number plate reader (ANPR) cameras near highways that will generate e-challans. Additional DG (Traffic) VK Singh said the acquisition process for new interceptors is near completion.
“The new interceptors come with ANPRs that will record traffic violations and send the stream to the control room. The ANPR cameras would identify the vehicle by its number plate and generate an e-challan,” Singh said, adding that these interceptors will be deployed at important highways across the state to curb accidents. The new technology will also detect other violations like no helmet etc.
Talking to TOI, Singh said the state police have about 70 old speed interceptor vehicles. “We are trying to explore new technologies to see if old interceptors could be digitally upgraded,” he said. Rajasthan police said new interceptors would be part of their ‘contactless’ challan policy which minimises traffic disputes and increase the process of identifying traffic violators. Singh said the contactless challans also reduce any chance of disputes or bickering between the driver and the cop.
“It had come to our notice that a lot of police personnel have faced serious accidents due to issuing challans on the road. The interceptor vehicle is parked alongside the road and a traffic constable often beckons speeding drivers to pull over. This has often led to fatal accidents,” Singh said.
He added the new speed interceptors are equipped with the latest high-range cameras and lasers that will automatically capture the number plates of speeding vehicles. “The new interceptors would record a stream of vehicles passing by, then it will identify and segregate violators and send an alert about the same to the control rooms,” he said, adding that an e-challan will be sent to the driver quickly.