Punjab Issues 11,752 E-Challans for One Traffic Violation

The Punjab Safe Cities Authority (PSCA) has issued a substantial 11,752 electronic challans for a single traffic violation, overloading, across the province of Punjab in the current month. Adopting AI-powered cameras and its Virtual Traffic Management System, authorities have successfully identified the culprits behind this frequent offense.

According to a spokesperson from the PSCA, the enforcement team tallied 6,204 instances where vehicles carried more passengers than legally allowed and 5,548 cases where cargo extended beyond the permissible limits. The system promptly flags these violations and alerts traffic enforcement teams, enabling them to intervene immediately.

The focus of this operation is particularly on buses, trucks, tractor-trolleys, and other vehicles that put safety at risk due to overloading. Exceeding passenger limits can lead to catastrophic road accidents, while cargo that extends beyond a vehicle's permissible dimensions poses a grave threat to other motorists. Protruding materials such as iron rods and steel bars particularly endanger motorcyclists, who have a high risk of suffering severe or fatal injuries in collisions.

In an effort to curb these dangerous practices, the authority is leveraging its surveillance network to spot these violations and assist enforcement teams in taking timely action against those accountable.