JAMMU, May 18: The Jammu and Kashmir Traffic Police has received 350 modern vehicles equipped with road safety gadgets, including 685 body-worn cameras, interceptor vehicles and patrol units, to strengthen traffic monitoring, management and regulation, officials said.
The Union Territory has registered a steady decline in accidents over the last three years owing to intensified induction of modern equipment, enforcement measures, awareness campaigns and strengthening of road safety infrastructure.
“As many as over 350 vehicles and over 1000 enforcement assets have been procured out of road safety funds to improve enforcement capabilities and ensure effective implementation of road safety measures across J&K”, they said.
According to official figures, the department has procured 213 Pulsar motorcycles, 69 Royal Enfield motorcycles, 19 mobile interceptor vehicles, 16 highway patrol Innova vehicles, seven Hydra cranes, 23 cranes and three Tata Winger vehicles for field enforcement and highway management.
The enforcement agencies have also been equipped with 685 body-worn cameras to improve transparency and accountability during traffic regulation and enforcement operations.
Besides this, the department has procured 1,625 traffic night safety belts, 560 iron barricades, 687 LED traffic batons, 687 traffic safety jackets, 437 moveable barricades, 231 fixed barricades, 562 traffic cones with iron chains, 64 breath alcohol analysers and 100 first responder kits, they said.
The officials said traffic enforcement agencies have shifted completely to a 100 per cent e-challan system to ensure transparent and technology-driven enforcement against violators.
Official data revealed that during 2025, the Motor Vehicles Department issued 52,543 e-challans as against 40,197 in 2024. In the current year, 1,528 vehicles were seized, 1,641 driving licences suspended, 10,439 vehicles blacklisted, 1,192 registration certificates cancelled, and 300 route permits withdrawn.
Such steps to modernise the department and enhance its presence and reach to stop traffic violations have registered a steady decline in accidents over the last three years.
The number of road accidents in J&K dropped from 6,120 in 2023 to 5,726 in 2024 and further to 5,287 in 2025, they said.( PTI )
