PESHAWAR: The Safe City Peshawar project has detected around 12.7 million traffic violations through its surveillance cameras since its establishment, officials said, as authorities consider launching an e-challan system.
A delegation of officers undergoing the Mid-Career Management Course visited the Safe City Project’s Command and Control Centre in Peshawar and were briefed on its technology-driven policing, crime prevention, traffic management and emergency response mechanisms.
Project Director of the Khyber City Project, DIG Ejaz Ahmed, briefed the visiting officers on the project’s operational structure, modern surveillance technologies and their use in policing.
During the visit, the officers inspected various sections of the Command and Control Centre and were briefed on systems including surveillance cameras, alert-generation mechanisms, drones and anti-drone systems, unmanned aerial vehicles, panic buttons, facial recognition, automatic number plate recognition (ANPR), thermal cameras, e-challan technology and body-worn cameras.
Officials told the delegation that the Safe City’s advanced camera network can identify suspicious persons and vehicles, including stolen vehicles, monitor their movements and promptly alert relevant police units.
In the event of an accident, suspicious activity or the detection of a wanted person or vehicle, the Command and Control Centre generates an immediate alert, enabling the concerned police units to respond swiftly.
The delegation was also briefed on the panic-button system, which enables citizens, particularly women and children, to contact the Command and Control Centre during emergencies. The system is being used as part of the security mechanism for public places, including women’s markets and educational institutions.
The visiting officers also examined city patrol vehicles and body-worn cameras and were briefed on the communication and surveillance equipment installed in the vehicles.
Officials said an e-challan system is expected to be launched soon, under which an artificial intelligence-based system will detect traffic violations and challans will subsequently be sent to the violators at their residential addresses.
The visiting officers described the technology-based policing system as an important initiative for crime prevention, traffic management, rapid response, intelligence-based policing and coordination among various institutions.
Earlier, the officers visited the Martyrs’ Memorial and paid tribute to police personnel who lost their lives in the line of duty. DIG Ejaz Ahmed and members of the delegation also exchanged commemorative shields.
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