Police plan to introduce e-challan, induct 150 highway patrol vehicles

Chandigarh: In its 11-point agenda for 2023, Punjab police’s traffic wing plans to establish an effective challan system to ensure strict compliance with traffic rules and introduction of e-challan system across the state.
ADGP (traffic) A S Rai said the e-challan system will be introduced first in big cities including Ludhiana, Amritsar and Jalandhar.
Nearly 1,400 cameras have already been installed in Ludhiana for the purpose of e-challans and the project has been started, he added.
Rai said on an average over 4,500 people die in road accidents across Punjab in a year.
The traffic wing also has plans to establish a comprehensive highway patrol system by reviving the existing highway patrol and introducing 150 highway patrol vehicles. To reduce road accidents and fatalities, the traffic wing will promote a sense of responsibility among all users of the road. There are plans to induct road safety professionals to handle the traffic management in a scientific way which can be the first of its kind in the country and 15 road safety professionals will join the traffic police wing this year.
The traffic wing also plans to introduce cutting-edge technologies like smart barricades, 5G-enabled CCTV camera network, body cameras, contactless challan and speed management system. It also aims to improve the existing infrastructure and facilities in order to ensure smooth and safe traffic management.
This includes black spot identification and rectifications, improvement of existing bottlenecks on road infrastructure and regulations for public and para transport systems.
It will also focus on research on the causes of traffic congestion and road accidents in the region, identify potential solutions, and develop strategies to reduce their occurrence.