By Tricitynews
Chandigarh 27th
June:- With the Punjab
government resuming the drive to install high security registration plates
(HSRP) on vehicles after four years, Raahat- The Safe Community Foundation, a non-governmental
organization, has urged the government to expedite the process.
The HSRP project had
begun operations in the state in 2012 but came to a halt in 2015 post a
litigation between the vendor company Agros Impex (I) Pvt. Ltd. and Punjab state
transport department.
Speaking
on the occasion Kamaljit Soi, Chairman of the foundation urged the government to instruct the vendor concerned to
also commence the process on a priority basis. Implementation of HSRPs in the
state is important as it shares its border with the neighboring country and has
witnessed several terrorist activities in the past. These ‘IND’ plates provide
a standardized display of registration marks and come with chromium-based
holograms to protect against counterfeiting.
The front and rear
number plates have a unique alphanumeric laser identification number, which are
automatically registered with the central database of VAHAN when fixed on the
vehicle. HSPRs can also curb vehicle-borne crimes and other illegal activities
such as drug peddling, smuggling, snatching and theft cases.
With the commencement
of the scheme in the state, it is compulsory for new vehicles to affix HSRP,
failing which the registration certificate (RC) of the vehicle will not be
issued. As per the NGO, Punjab currently has over 1 Crore vehicles that are
plying on the roads without HSRPs.
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