Overview
- In Delhi, about 20,000 personnel are on duty with integrated checkpoints, ANPR- and CCTV-led monitoring, traffic curbs in Connaught Place after 8 pm, and a 48-hour pre-night crackdown that led to 697 arrests and 146 vehicle impoundments.
- Mumbai has deployed more than 17,000 police, backed by SRPF, Riot Control Police, QRTs and Home Guards, with heightened presence at major public spots and strict drunk-driving enforcement by the traffic wing.
- Lahore’s traffic plan assigns 20 DSPs and over 1,400 inspectors and wardens across key corridors, uses Safe City cameras to flag violations, and orders immediate seizure of motorcycles ridden by underage drivers.
- Rawalpindi has more than 5,000 officers and 850+ traffic wardens on duty, over 70 special checkpoints, and bans on aerial firing, fireworks and one-wheeling, with legal action including potential anti-terrorism cases.
- Some cities are adding technology and specialised units to patrols, with Nagpur using sniffer dogs, drones and 131 nakabandi points alongside breath-analyser checks to reinforce late-night enforcement.