The E Challan system under the Safe City Project has spread to many cities in Punjab and Sindh with more such implementations intended to facilitate traffic operations and online tracking.
E Challan Launch in Punjab Cities
The Punjab Safe Cities Authority (PSCA) launched the E Challan system in Sargodha and Muzaffargarh where traffic offences identified by the Safe City surveillance cameras. Non-helmeted motorcyclists, writeside, triple riding etc now automatically recorded, and challans issued digitally.
In Bahawalpur, the province’s first AI-powered Safe City Project inaugurated with 257 surveillance cameras, license plate recognition, facial recognition, and e-challan issuance. Taxila Safe City Project is also operational with 93 cameras, covering 19 traffic violations, along with additional features like panic buttons, drones, and environmental sensors.
E Challan Online Payment in Punjab
The E-Challan Safe City system in Punjab integrated with online payment options through the Punjab e-pay app. Citizens can now check and pay their challans through the official PSCA e-challan portal (echallan.psca.gop.pk). An online review system is also active, allowing citizens to track penalties digitally.
Safe City Project and E Challan in Karachi
In Sindh, the Karachi Safe City Project commissioned 542 surveillance cameras that produce time-wise alerts. The system also getting interfaced with E Challan services to keep a track and penalize traffic violations. Recommendations regarding altered fine structures have been provided to the provincial government and two committees are in the process of developing enhanced alerting systems and transferring of information.
Safe City Project and E Challan introduced in other parts of Pakistan to make sure the traffic violations handled digitally. The Punjab Safe Cities Authority is taking the lead in implementing the solution with Karachi still strengthening their network with their Safe City initiatives.
