96 traffic challans issued every hour in Chandigarh, one in less than a minute

The data revealed that 82 per cent of challans were generated automatically through ITMS, while less than 18 per cent were handed out by police manually.

July saw higher numbers, 2,705 challans issued in a day

In July 2025 alone, 71,655 challans were issued — 54,857 through CCTV and 16,798 manually. The busiest day was July 27, when 2,705 challans were recorded in a single day, and among it 2,292 challans were issued through CCTV cameras, and only 413 manually on the spot by the Police personnels.

In contrast, the first 20 days of August 2025 accounted for 30,567 challans. Of these, 29,347 were issued through CCTV and 1,220 were issued manually. The highest daily count in August was 2,079 challans on August 10.

The combined data shows that nearly 2,300 challans were issued daily in Chandigarh during this period. This works out to on average 96 challans every hour, maximum through CCTV cameras and others issued on the spot by the police

SSP (Traffic) Sumer Pratap Singh said that wherever there is a visible violation, a challan is issued to the violator through CCTV or manually, while traffic personnels maintain physical checks, enforcement at full strength.

The violations of red light jump, zebra crossing, and speeding, are captured by the CCTV cameras, whereas if there is any other violation which would be visible, the traffic police official issues the challan on spot, through a legal procedure.

On the decline in the number of on the spot or manual challans, the SSP said that the Chandigarh Traffic Police is approaching towards making a better coordination with the general public, and the policemen on roads are being taught to have a better behavioural approach and aware the public more on road about traffic rules.