If you are in Tiruvallur district, don’t be surprised if the traffic policeman does not stop you when you violate a norm.
Photographs of vehicle drivers flouting norms along with a fine amount they have to pay will reach their home soon. The police are conducting a trial of the e-challan system in Tiruvallur district on Monday.
There are over 25 traffic junctions and nearly 70 traffic police personnel in the five sub-divisions in Tiruvallur. On an average, 1, 500 traffic violation cases are filed in the district.
“We have installed over 20 cameras with the Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) system at important traffic junctions,” said a senior police officer.
When a motorist flouts a rule at any of the one junction, his image will be captured along with the number plate.
“Once the address of the vehicle owner is obtained from the server, we will send a challan along with a picture of the motorist violating traffic norms to his or her address,” said the officer.
Police sources said that nearly 25% of vehicles have address of old owners. “Once we verify this, we will pass on the information to the RTO concerned,” said a traffic police officer.
Police wary
“Nowadays, we are very careful about stopping motorists due to the recent controversy surrounding traffic policemen. We feel the e- challan system will be helpful," he said. In January, a 21-year-old taxi driver set himself on fire on Rajiv Gandhi Salai after he was allegedly roughed up by traffic police constables for not wearing the seat belt and violating traffic rules.
Police officers claim that the system will come in handy in case of a law and order problem. “All the cameras will be monitored at the central monitoring room in the Tiruvallur Superintendent of Police office,” an officer said.
Some policemen say the cameras should be maintained properly and the police strength must be increased in the district.
