DGP launches intelligent traffic management system

Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav on Monday inaugurated the first phase of the intelligent traffic management system (ITMS) in Jalandhar, marking a significant leap in the city’s traffic regulation and surveillance infrastructure.

Accompanied by Commissioner of Police Dhanpreet Kaur, Deputy Commissioner Dr Himanshu Aggarwal, and Municipal Commissioner Sandeep Rishi, the DGP said after Mohali, Jalandhar has become the second city to operationalise the state-of-the-art system.

Developed at a cost of Rs 42 crore, Phase 1 of the City Surveillance and Traffic Management System is anchored at the Integrated Command and Control Centre (ICCC) located in the Police Lines, Jalandhar. It integrates 142 high-resolution cameras installed at 13 critical junctions. The system includes 102 automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) cameras, 40 red light violation detection (RLVD) cameras, 83 bullet cameras, four PTZ cameras, 30 visual message display screens, and 16 cameras at two speed violation detection sites.

The city-wide surveillance plan envisions 1,003 cameras, along with public address and emergency call box systems. A key feature is the automated e-challan system, integrated with the NIC’s Vahan and Sarathi databases, enabling automatic challans for red-light jumping, overspeeding, and wrong-side driving.

The DGP said since September 2024, the Punjab Police have foiled 26 attempts by Pakistan-backed ultras to disturb peace in the state. He added that 57 additional companies of central forces have been sanctioned for Punjab during the upcoming festival season to ensure security.

Highlighting outcomes under the Yudh Nashian Virudh initiative, he revealed that the police have registered about 20,000 FIRs, arrested over 31,000 offenders, and secured a record 87 per cent conviction rate — the highest in the country.