Maharashtra transport division mentioned that 27.76 lakh e-challans price ₹470 crore have been generated for visitors violations on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway since Clever Site visitors Administration System (ITMS) was put in place in July final 12 months.
Nonetheless, the abysmal restoration stood at simply ₹51 crore in fines, it mentioned.
In keeping with the official information, vehicles accounted for the lion’s share of velocity restrict violations on the 95-km expressway, with greater than 17.20 lakh e-challans.
Through the reported interval, Heavy items automobiles confronted 3.27 lakh e-challans, adopted by heavy passenger automobiles, equivalent to buses, at 2.48 lakh, taxis confronted 2 lakh challans, and 1.2 lakh gentle items carriers have been booked.
Medium items automobiles acquired 85,468 e-challans, articulated heavy items automobiles 30,450, and medium passenger buses 14,764 e-challans, the info confirmed.
A senior official of the Maharashtra Motor Autos Division (MMVD) informed PTI that their division has issued 27.76 lakh e-challans inviting fines to the tune of ₹470 crore from July 19, 2024, to July 17 this 12 months.
3 lakh e-challans price ₹51.32 crore have been recovered until July 17, he added.
The ITMS, which makes use of high-resolution cameras and AI-based detection instruments, was carried out to enhance compliance and scale back accidents on the busy Mumbai-Pune Expressway.
As a part of ITMS, the Maharashtra State Highway Transport Company (MSRTC) has put in 40 gantries and tons of of CCTV cameras throughout the expressway.
The state transport division has given ₹45 crore viability hole funding from the Highway Security Fund for the undertaking, costing greater than ₹100 crore.
As per the mechanism, a visitors violation report is generated via the ITMS system and verified on the Command Management Centre (CCC) by the operator’s workers, and challans must be accredited by RTO officers.
A lot of e-challans for overspeeding have been issued within the 10-km Khandala ghat part of the expressway. Therefore, the transporters are demanding a rise within the velocity restrict within the ghat part, PTI report mentioned citing sources.
