CCTVs in Punjab: Watch on criminals & Traffic violations

Last Updated: 21 Jan 2024

Apart from tracking movement of criminals, the high-tech cameras will also help bring down other traffic violations including[1]
-- Speeding, red light jump, helmetless riding, triple riding, driving in the wrong direction
-- Detection of wanted and stolen vehicles

1st project is being implemented in Mohali, Punjab[2]
-- Expected Launch by Jan 2025

New Projects underway in Amritsar and Jalandhar as well

Before AAP, Punjab was a laggard in implementing e-challans[3]

September 2019 - February 2023
-- Punjab issued only 2.50 lakh e-challans
-- Haryana 56.80 lakh, Himachal Pradesh 27.68 lakh, Delhi 3.38 crore, Uttarakhand 8.27 lakh, Chandigarh 12.73 lakh

1. Mohali Project[4]

405 CCTV cameras are expected to rein in reckless driving[1:1]
-- With prompt e-challans, thereby bringing down accidents and subsequent fatalities
-- To be installed at a cost of ₹17.70 crore

Details

The ambitious project, as part of which 405 CCTV cameras are to be installed at vulnerable points

  • 216 automatic number plate recognition cameras
  • 104 bullet cameras
  • 63 red-light violation detection cameras
  • 22 pan, tilt and zoom cameras

Features

  • Pan, tilt and Zoom Cameras can see any object up to 200 meters by zooming in
  • Red Lights Violation Detection camera can automatically record the Zebra Crossing Front line jumpers
  • Automatic Number Plate Recognition Cameras would read the number plate by taking its’ digital format besides tracing out the route of vehicle snatches

Command and Control Centre[5]

  • Being set up at the Sohana police station in Sector 79, Mohali
  • System will be integrated with Sarathi and Vahan applications for e-challans

2. Ludhiana Project

Manual Interventions are still required for spotting & issuing e-Chalans

  • Initially only 3 to 4 e-challan points were functional in the city when AAP Govt took over[6]
  • Additional 18 roundabouts covered since 30 June 2024[7]
  • 26 more points planned[6:1]
  • The city’s e-challan system was launched in 2019 in 6 locations, which was reduced to 4[8]
Year e-Chalans
2022[8:1] (First 8 months) 9,564
2021[8:2] 9,374
2020[8:3] 10,162

Total Chalans

Year Chalans (Manual & Electronic) Fine Amount
2024[9] 1.43 lakh 9.05 crore
2023[9:1] 1.11 lakh 7.04 crore
2023[9:2] 0.60 lakh 3.98 crore

3. Amritsar

Year Chalans (Manual) Fine Amount
2024[10] 40,059 1.97 crore
  • Projects in progress

4. Jalandhar

  • Projects in progress

REFERENCES:

  1. https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/5-months-on-mohali-s-touted-cctv-project-a-nonstarter-101718654561260.html ↩︎ ↩︎

  2. https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/from-january-traffic-violators-in-mohali-to-get-echallans-101735414012036.html ↩︎

  3. https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/ut-outdid-punjab-some-other-states-issuing-e-challans-data-lok-sabha-8522678/ ↩︎

  4. https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/after-special-dgp-s-intervention-files-cleared-mohali-cctv-project-on-fast-track-101718829127981.html ↩︎

  5. https://www.babushahi.com/full-news.php?id=187222 ↩︎

  6. https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/ludhiana/now-ambit-of-e-challan-to-be-expanded-to-44-new-spots-636614/ ↩︎ ↩︎

  7. https://www.bhaskar.com/local/punjab/ludhiana/news/be-careful-of-those-who-break-traffic-rules-e-challan-will-start-from-june-30-at-18-squares-in-the-city-133227331.html ↩︎

  8. https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/four-more-ludhiana-roundabouts-get-e-challan-cameras-101663534997436.html ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎

  9. https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/ludhiana-tops-state-in-traffic-violations/ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎

  10. https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/amritsar/rs-1-97-crore-fine-collected-for-traffic-rules-violations-in-2024/ ↩︎