Jumping red light? Beware,you are on camera

The ambitious project of the Chandigarh Traffic Police to challan traffic rule violators with the help of CCTV cameras has finally taken off — around 300 violators have been challaned since May 7,a traffic police officer said.

The computerised information mechanism,hanging fire for over five years,is functional and the police are actively issuing challans.

At present,CCTV cameras are installed at 20 key traffic signals (see box) in the city. Through a hi-tech

system,these cameras capture

photographs of vehicles breaking traffic rules and automatically issue challans.

But at present,challans are being issued manually from the control room at Traffic Lines in Sector 29.

“At present,challans are being issued manually based on the CCTV footage. The automatic challaning system will take some time. By then we will have details of every vehicle registered in the city,” SP (traffic)

H S Doon said. “Once the automatic challaning system is functional,

it will be connected to all traffic

signals through CCTV cameras

and then the challans will be issued automatically.”

A senior police officer said the drive to challan violators through CCTV cameras will be intensified in the coming days.

The chosen spots

* Transport Light Point

* Grain Market Roundabout

* AP Chowk

* Sector 16-17 Light Point

* Modella Light Point

* Tribune Chowk

* Sector 20-30 roundabout

* Labour Chowk

* Piccadilly Chowk

* Kissan Bhawan Light Point

* Sector 22-23 Light Point

* Aroma Light Point

* Government Press Light Point

* Housing Board Light Point

* Kali Bari Light Point

* Sector 34-35 Small Chowk

* PGI Gate

* Museum Chowk

* Railway Light Point

* Sector 17 Light Point