The provincial government of Punjab has decided to purchase 50 ‘Police Eye’ smart vans to identify vehicles with unpaid e-challans and to track proclaimed offenders.
Punjab Police requested Rs500 million from the government for the purchase. The Home Department returned the summary to the provincial government after the objections raised on it were addressed.
Each van will carry a 360-degree camera that detects defaulter vehicles and proclaimed offenders and triggers an immediate alert. The vans will be linked to the Safe City system. The camera can monitor the movement of vehicles and people within a 100-kilometer range, and an alert will also be issued for overloaded vehicles.
The vans will be deployed on main highways and in public places. Police officials said the system will also help save fuel. Additional Inspector-General Logistics Fawaduddin Qureshi will supervise the preparation of the vans. Officials said each vehicle, including accessories, will cost Rs11 million.
Once the Chief Minister approves the project, one to three vans will be provided to every district in Punjab except Lahore, where they will monitor ‘model roads.’ Police officials said the project will improve traffic management and assist in the arrest of proclaimed offenders.
