GURUGRAM: Smart surveillance by CCTV cameras is increasingly helping the traffic police track down violators. In October, the police issued 92,142 challans for traffic violations detected by CCTV cameras across the city. A maximum of 52,220 challans were issued for driving two-wheelers without a helmet. More than 1,100 CCTV cameras are installed across the city. DCP (traffic) Virender Singh Sangwan said, “With the help of technology, we have increased vigilance on the roads. On an average, 3,000 online challans are issued daily with the help of 1,145 CCTV cameras installed across the city and continuous monitoring of their footage from the Integrated Command and Control Center of the GMDA.” Apart from driving without helmets, 979 challans were issued for dangerous driving, 1,012 for red light jumping, 1020 for wrong-side driving, 2,472 for wrong parking and 548 for driving without seat belts. Online challans are sent through post to the registered address identified through the registration number of their vehicles. Besides, messages are also sent through mobile, according to the DCP. “If anyone thinks that a challan has been issued wrongly, they can raise an objection within 10 day either at the traffic police office or through the link shared on the mobile along with the message for challan.” Meanwhile, Gurugram police have started to club wrong-side driving with dangerous driving to issue online challans. For first-time violators, a challan of Rs 5,500 will be issued. In case a person repeats the offence, they will be issued challans of up to Rs 11,500. For this, cops have made changes in the software to generate online challans. A total of 38 spots where people often drive on the wrong side have been identified and e-challans will be issued at these places. According to traffic police, around 15% of fatal road accidents in the city occur due to wrong-side driving.
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