<p>The much-awaited and ambitious project of Delhi traffic police, e-challan has once again failed to meet the deadline. The traffic police were to launch the e-challan system by this month.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Sources in the traffic police said the project will get further delayed as the vendor chosen for supplying the gadgets — telecom operator Airtel — has sought more time to deliver the instruments.<br /><br />Traffic cops refused to give the next deadline. “The project has missed the deadline. At this stage it is difficult to give a deadline as to when the project will be launched,” said Anil Shukla, additional commissioner of police (traffic).<br /><br />As per the agreement, Airtel has to provide 1,200 e-challan instruments to cover the entire city, apart from giving technical support for operating the gadgets.<br /><br />An e-challan is an electronic format of the challan that will replace the traditional manual challan book. The gadgets are to be issued to every traffic head constable, assistant sub-inspector, sub-inspector and inspector after the required training.<br /><br />The vendor company said the project will be started at the earliest. <br /><br />The introduction of e-challan system — which will digitise all the traffic violations as well as ensure stiffer prosecution for regular offenders — has been in the offing for quite some time. The hi-tech way of prosecuting defaulters, in the past, was delayed on procedural as well as technical grounds.<br /><br />After getting the nod from the state government in November last year, the cops wanted to launch the scheme during a special drive against drunk driving in central Delhi on New Year’s eve. But the plan did not materialise as devices were reportedly not ready.<br /><br />In January they introduced some of the gadgets on a trial basis in Parliament Street area of central Delhi. But, the gadgets developed technical problems. Sources in traffic police said the hand held device encountered problem while working in sunlight.<br /><br /></p>
<p>The much-awaited and ambitious project of Delhi traffic police, e-challan has once again failed to meet the deadline. The traffic police were to launch the e-challan system by this month.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Sources in the traffic police said the project will get further delayed as the vendor chosen for supplying the gadgets — telecom operator Airtel — has sought more time to deliver the instruments.<br /><br />Traffic cops refused to give the next deadline. “The project has missed the deadline. At this stage it is difficult to give a deadline as to when the project will be launched,” said Anil Shukla, additional commissioner of police (traffic).<br /><br />As per the agreement, Airtel has to provide 1,200 e-challan instruments to cover the entire city, apart from giving technical support for operating the gadgets.<br /><br />An e-challan is an electronic format of the challan that will replace the traditional manual challan book. The gadgets are to be issued to every traffic head constable, assistant sub-inspector, sub-inspector and inspector after the required training.<br /><br />The vendor company said the project will be started at the earliest. <br /><br />The introduction of e-challan system — which will digitise all the traffic violations as well as ensure stiffer prosecution for regular offenders — has been in the offing for quite some time. The hi-tech way of prosecuting defaulters, in the past, was delayed on procedural as well as technical grounds.<br /><br />After getting the nod from the state government in November last year, the cops wanted to launch the scheme during a special drive against drunk driving in central Delhi on New Year’s eve. But the plan did not materialise as devices were reportedly not ready.<br /><br />In January they introduced some of the gadgets on a trial basis in Parliament Street area of central Delhi. But, the gadgets developed technical problems. Sources in traffic police said the hand held device encountered problem while working in sunlight.<br /><br /></p>
