The electronic challan system will do away with cash collection and is expected to be implemented in three to four months.
The Mumbai Traffic Police Tuesday announced several measures, including cashless e-challan (fine) system and 200 digital billboards, to provide live traffic updates to motorists. The initiatives were announced at the launch of the Mumbai Police Traffic App that motorists can download on cellphones for interaction with the police and real-time updates on traffic.
“We launched the App to ensure more communication between the public and the traffic police. Traffic in Mumbai concerns all and we can stay connected faster,” said Vitthal Jadhav, ACP (Traffic).
Officials said the App would be linked to Google Maps, and have traffic feeds. It has a section on traffic offences and penalties, meaning of traffic signs and guidelines on traffic rules, as well as ‘frequently asked questions’.
“The electronic challan system will do away with cash collection and is expected to be implemented in three to four months. Offenders will have to pay using debit or credit cards, and can make online payments using cellphones. There will be no cash collection. If someone insists on paying cash, it will have to be at the nearest traffic chowky in the presence of senior officials,” said JCP (Traffic) Milind Bharambe.
He added that digital billboards would be installed to give information about traffic congestion, road repair and the time a motorist would take to reach important landmarks from the location of the billboard.
A Crash Analysis Center will be set up in a month’s time at the Traffic Training Institute where even the smallest accident will be analysed.