Traffic cops in Karnataka to use Blackberry to book violations

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Karnataka traffic police has taken a step forward to going green and becoming paperless with senior personnel now using Blackberry devices to book motorists for traffic violations across the state.

Altogether 250 traffic officers of the rank of Assistant Sub-Inspectors, Police Sub-Inspectors and Police Inspectors across the state will be using Blackberry for traffic enforcement, according to officials of Bharti Airtel which is providing Blackberry devices with Airtel services to them.

Paper challans and police notice books will be phased out and replaced by Bluetooth enabled printers and database located at the state data centre.
The main objective is to reduce paper and the use of paper, the officials said on Saturday.

They said the system - using Blackberry devices - has been well-received in Bangalore and was now extended to the rest of the state.

Bharti Airtel provides solutions for supply and maintenance of Blackberry devices with Airtel service and thermal printers with accessories to Karnataka police.

"It is a proud moment as Karnataka will be the first state in the country which will go paperless with real time monitoring of traffic enforcement," said Bharti Airtel CEO, Karnataka Circle, Rohit Malhotra.