Raipur: Across the state, the traffic police are collecting around ₹3 crore every month through challans (fines) for traffic violations. Still, road accidents continue to rise. In the last three months, there have been 3,600 road accidents, in which 1,800 people lost their lives and around 3,300 were injured. On average, every day sees about 48 accidents — with 24 people dying and 44 getting injured. Raipur district tops the list with the highest number of accidents (490), while Narayanpur recorded the fewest (10). Seeing the rising number of road mishaps, the state police are not only taking strict action against traffic rule violators but also trying to spread awareness. Accidents see a 3% rise According to state police data, from January 1 to March 20, 2025, accidents went up by nearly 3% compared to the same time period in 2024. Deaths increased by about 2%, and the number of people injured rose by 12%. Police officials say one major reason is that the number of vehicles on the roads keeps increasing every year. At the same time, rash and careless driving at high speed is leading to more and more accidents.
Raipur leads in traffic rule violations From January 1 to March 20 this year, traffic police across the state took action against nearly 1.5 lakh vehicle owners and drivers, collecting around ₹7 crore in fines. Raipur district saw the highest number of violations. In just under three months, over 26,000 people were fined a total of ₹2 crore here. In Durg, about 23,000 people were fined around ₹60 lakh, and in Bilaspur, 18,000 violators were charged nearly ₹53,000. Narayanpur saw the least action, where 400 people paid fines totaling ₹40,000. Strict action against passengers in goods vehicles With the upcoming wedding season and Navratri festival, transport and police officials have issued strict instructions to crack down on overloaded vehicles and on people riding in goods carriers. Complaints were coming in especially from rural areas near cities, where people were seen traveling in vehicles meant for carrying goods. Taking this seriously, all districts have been told to check such vehicles thoroughly, impose fines, and even seize them if needed.
