SRINAGAR: Traffic enforcement systems in Jammu and Srinagar generated 2,79,695 electronic challans involving penalties of Rs 30.70 crore between January and July 2026, but only Rs 1.23 crore was realised during the period, according to figures presented at a high-level meeting chaired by Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo on traffic management.
The Integrated Traffic Management System (ITMS) generated 1,75,384 challans involving Rs 20.20 crore in Jammu, of which 11,467 were disposed of and Rs 1.04 crore realised. In Srinagar, 1,04,311 challans involving Rs 10.50 crore were generated, but only 3,210 were disposed of, yielding Rs 19 lakh.
The figures were presented at a meeting of the Multi-Disciplinary Committee on Traffic Management, which reviewed measures to tackle congestion, improve urban mobility and strengthen road safety in the twin cities.
Dulloo directed the concerned departments to improve coordination and ensure the effective implementation of recommendations made by the Supreme Court Committee on Road Safety (SCCoRS).
He asked the Jammu and Srinagar Municipal Corporations to conduct regular inspections of traffic signage and assess whether signs were adequate at different locations. The respective divisional commissioners were asked to monitor the process and ensure that identified deficiencies were addressed promptly.
The Chief Secretary also directed the Traffic Department to analyse data available on the electronic Detailed Accident Report (e-DAR) portal to identify accident-prone locations and periods of heightened risk. Deployment of traffic personnel, he said, should be aligned with identified accident hotspots and blackspots to improve enforcement and reduce road accidents.
He called for a proposal to strengthen the Transport Department’s capacity to conduct comprehensive safety audits of heavy passenger vehicles across Jammu and Kashmir, with particular emphasis on school buses.
On parking management, Dulloo stressed the need to identify additional on-street parking spaces and develop organised parking facilities to address congestion caused by unregulated parking. He also called for upgrading the existing ITMS in both cities to incorporate facial recognition capabilities to strengthen enforcement.
The meeting was informed that 17 roadside parking sites had been identified in Jammu, of which three were functional and seven had been allotted to vendors.
In Srinagar, an IT-based Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) system was monitoring 300 parking spaces in key commercial areas, including M A Road, Lal Chowk, Residency Road, Jhelum Riverfront and Karan Nagar.
Srinagar Smart City Limited is also pursuing technology-based parking management, while the Jammu Municipal Corporation has constituted a dedicated Parking Cell and plans to incorporate IT-based parking provisions in future tenders. The Srinagar Municipal Corporation is preparing a GIS-based Parking Management Area Plan to identify and regulate parking zones systematically.
The meeting also reviewed the expansion of electric-vehicle charging infrastructure. In Jammu, sites have been identified and handed over to the Transport Department under the PM E-Drive scheme, with Rs 15 crore allocated and civil works for an electric-bus depot under way.
In Srinagar, the Pantha Chowk charging station, with capacity for 100 buses, has been developed, while the Zoonimar station is operational for 15 vehicles. Charging stations at Batamaloo, Harwan and Bemina are under construction against an allocation of Rs 13.99 crore.
Four vending-zone sites are operational in Jammu at Roop Nagar, Talab Tillo, Shakti Nagar and Narwal, behind Wave Mall. In Srinagar, vending spaces at Magarmal Bagh, Batamaloo and Nishat are functional, while additional vending zones are being developed in other districts.
No-honking zones have also been mapped at 29 major institutional locations in Jammu and 12 in Srinagar.
The Transport Department informed the committee that registration certificates of 68,000 vehicles had been cancelled over repeated violations. The department also reported measures relating to the Road Accident Victim Fund and implementation of the PM-RAHAT scheme, which is intended to ensure timely medical treatment for road accident victims.
Dulloo stressed the need for an effective grievance redressal mechanism under PM-RAHAT so that accident victims are not denied timely treatment at health facilities across the Union Territory.
Against Rs 18.14 crore allocated under road safety funds since 2021, Rs 13.83 crore has been spent on traffic-monitoring and enforcement equipment. The procurement includes 560 iron traffic barricades, 685 body-worn cameras, 1,000 night safety belts, 19 interceptor vehicles, 16 high-patrol vehicles, 23 cranes, 36 breath-alcohol analysers and 100 first-responder kits, besides ambulances.
A GeM contract and supply order have also been issued for 30 containerised traffic booths at a cost of Rs 103.50 lakh, with prototype preparation under way.
The Public Works Department informed the meeting that metal beam crash barriers had been completed along a 13-kilometre stretch of National Highway-44 in Jammu on May 7, 2025, and along a 31-kilometre stretch in Kashmir to improve road safety and lane management.
Additional Chief Secretary, Public Works Department, Anil Kumar Singh, presented video walkthroughs of proposed elevated corridors in Jammu and Srinagar. He also briefed the committee on ongoing road-widening works and projects proposed to improve connectivity and ease congestion.
Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Anshul Garg presented measures undertaken in and around Srinagar, including the identification of parking spaces, decongestion initiatives, ITMS-enabled junctions, electric-vehicle charging stations, bus-stop remodelling and rectification of identified blackspots.
Commissioner Secretary, Housing and Urban Development Department, Mandeep Kaur, outlined interventions relating to public transport, parking regulation, vending zones and technology-based traffic management.
The committee also reviewed the status of the Integrated Road Accident Database (i-RAD), e-Courts, enforcement by the Traffic and Transport departments, road-widening and road-protection works, trauma-care facilities, school-bus safety audits and the functioning of District Level Road Safety Committees.
Dulloo said systematic parking management, effective enforcement, safer road infrastructure and timely emergency response must remain priorities to make urban travel safer and smoother.
The meeting was attended by senior officers from the Home, Public Works, Housing and Urban Development, Transport and Tourism departments, divisional administrations, traffic police, municipal corporations and urban development authorities.
