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prosecution system which is enabled by
a series of cameras equipped with high-
resolution number plate detection lenses
to determine stop-line violations, lane
violations, speeding, travelling without
seat belts or use of a mobile phone
while driving. Once these violations are
detected, e-challan systems set up at the
control rooms will send a notice to the
violator’s address and alert the violator
about the notice on his or her registered
mobile numbers.
“The video incident-detection cameras
for online traffic management and the
proactive variable message signage, and
speed control signals will also reduce
the incidence of accidents on the major
roads. Police can match the information The e-challan tab will be synced with fines on the spot to traffic offenders.
collected by the cameras with the the central database of the transport The machines can also issue receipts
National Crime Database and CCTNS department and will immediately and accept fines by swiping debit or
to detect stolen vehicles and intercept identify an offender, who will be issued credit cards. Those without debit/
suspect vehicles. This will particularly be an on-the-spot fine. The e-challan credit cards will be able to pay fines via
effective in tracking down cars involved device will have a portable printer for Aadhaar, PAN card and bank accounts.
in hit-and-run cases.” immediate issuance of e-challans. It will “The idea behind linking Aadhaar,
also have an attached portable camera
To make the streets of the national PAN and Bank accounts is to allow our
capital safer; apart from Delhi Traffic to take a picture of errant drivers and personnel to check and verify the identity
Police, the state transport department vehicles and send them to the central of any offender on the spot. Secondly,
has started issuing e-challans to traffic database. The major benefit of these the violation fine will be deducted from
violators instead of manual challans. ‘smart’ e-challan tabs would be in the bank accounts of the offenders
An integrated e-challan system is identifying and prosecuting repeat and the traffic police will go completely
expected to bring in more transparency offenders, on whom heavier penalties cashless,” said Sulochana Gajraj, DCP
in the prosecution of vehicles violating will be imposed. Also, traffic cops would (Traffic), Gurugram Traffic Police.
the Motor Vehicles Act. As soon as be able to easily identify antecedents Gajraj informed, “We are in talks
an e-challan is issued, the owner of of a vehicle owner by entering the with the management of SBI. The
the vehicle will get an SMS. The registration number of the car in the cashless system will be started soon”.
e-challan is especially intended to catch device and it would become easy to find Earlier in 2017, the Gurugram police
repeat offenders, who are liable to pay out if the vehicle concerned was ever had launched postal challan system.
higher fines. involved in a similar incident in the past. The initiative was started to give more
The transport department has In its bid to establish the identity of power to the city residents to help
procured handheld devices or e-challan traffic offenders in a more effective traffic police in catching traffic rules’
tabs, one for each of its enforcement way, the Gurugram Traffic Police has violators by sending pictures of violators
wing teams. These devices are started an initiative to link Aadhaar, PAN on the Whatsapp number and by mail
technologically more advanced than card and Bank account of the offender issued by traffic police.
the ones being used by the traffic to the E-challan system in collaboration “We are getting full support of
cops at the moment and can act as with the State Bank of India (SBI). the city residents who are filing their
POS (point-of-sale) machines that Traffic Police intends to go cashless and complaint about traffic violation
would accept fines through credit or connect Aadhaar, PAN card and Bank across the district. They are sending a
debit cards and issue a challan on the spot. accounts of the traffic violators to pay photograph and short video clip with
There are approximately 200 personnel fines on the spot. details such as number, place, date and
in the transport department’s The City police recently introduced time of the violation of the Whatsapp
enforcement wing. 150 handheld e-challan devices to issue number,” the DCP said.

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