Ludhiana becomes third Punjab city to adopt intelligent traffic management system

The DGP honoured high-performing police officers and personnel to encourage and motivate them to perform their duties more effectively. Among others, Senior Superintendent of Police Ludhiana Ankur Gupta, SSP SBS Nagar Tushar Gupta, SSP Khanna Darpan Ahluwalia and Staff officer to DGP Punjab Rishabh Bhola were also present.

To strengthen camaraderie, the DGP joined police personnel at a 'Bada Khana' at Police Lines, sharing a meal with over 550 police personnel from all ranks of the Punjab Police.

During the visit, the DGP, accompanied by Commissioner of Police Ludhiana Swapan Sharma and Deputy Inspector General of Police Ludhiana Range Satinder Singh, held a comprehensive meeting with field officers emphasizing swift and citizen-centric resolution of public grievances.

The DGP Gaurav Yadav posted on X describing a ground-zero tour of Ludhiana, stating: 'Today, I visited #Ludhiana as part of my ground-zero tour, reviewing on-ground policing and reinforcing our focus on smart, technology-driven systems. Held a comprehensive meeting with field officers, emphasizing swift and citizen-centric resolution of public grievances.'

Punjab's Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav inaugurated the Integrated Command and Control Centre in Ludhiana, the third city in Punjab to implement the Intelligent Traffic Management System (ITMS). The ICCC integrates Traffic, PCR, Safe City and Wireless systems to enhance coordination in police operations. As part of the ICCC project, about 1,700 high-resolution cameras have been installed at 259 locations to strengthen the city's surveillance grid. The ITMS has been installed at 46 locations across Ludhiana and can detect up to nine traffic violations, including red light violations, stop line violations, driving without helmet, pillion rider without helmet, triple riding, overspeeding, zebra crossing violations, wrong-side driving and wrong parking. The DGP described the upgraded ICCC as a major step towards preventive policing and noted the integration would improve response efficiency.