With hi-tech devices, traffic challans to go e-way before Games

Tuesday , Apr 06, 2010

    
With the Commonwealth Games approaching, the Delhi Traffic Police is set to give the process of issuing challans a cyber makeover.

The traffic police are acquiring unique e-challaning devices, which will be handed to all traffic officials in the Capital before the October event.

Initially, 2,000 e-challaning devices will be procured — one such equipment can store 412 violations under the Motor Vehicles Act in its memory and database will have information and details of over 75 lakh vehicle owners in Delhi.

The police have finally floated tenders to buy the devices, a year after it was decided to procure them. The traffic police also plan to enter into a partnership with the Delhi government in the Jeevan Project where challans can be paid at a government kiosk.

Senior officers of the Delhi Police said before the Games, the Traffic department will be fully tech-savvy. The device, officers added, would also help defaulters pay challans at the spot instead of heading to courts.

"The manual challaning process has a lot of limitations as documentation is tough and time-consuming. We hope to change this with the introduction of the e-device," Satyendra Garg, Joint Commissioner of Police (Traffic), said.

The bilingual challaning device can also identify a stolen or 'wanted' vehicle as soon as the registration number is entered. The device, officials said, would instantly mention the name of person, challans issued (if any), date of prosecution and other offences under the particular vehicle's records.

The software in the e-device will also identify unique ID numbers as and when implemented in the country.

Addressing security concerns, various provisions will be introduced in the system to make it foolproof. Officials said a traffic officer will not be able to edit or delete any information fed in the device. Moreover, senior traffic officers will be able to keep track of every device in the city through web-based access.

The device will also make it possible to generate a summary of daily, weekly or monthly challans collected, officials added.

What is an e-challan?
An electronic form of issuing challans, it replaces the manual challaning process. There is no need to appear in front of metropolitan magistrate after getting an e-challan as offenders can pay the fine amount online or at e-centres.

Original news source http://www.indianexpress.com/news/withhitechdevices-trafficchallanstogoewaybeforegames/600442/0