India, Aug. 19 -- The Pune traffic police will temporarily shift focus from routine roadside enforcement to decongestion of roads and reduction of commuting time, police commissioner Amitesh Kumar said on Tuesday. As part of the pilot, traffic personnel will not routinely stand on roads to stop vehicles and issue e-challans. The decision was announced at the first meeting of the newly-formed traffic advisory committee held at the Pune police Commissionerate on Tuesday.

Addressing the media after the meeting, Kumar said that the traffic police have issued a circular directing personnel not to routinely stand on roads to stop vehicles and issue e-challans during the pilot phase. Instead, enforcement will be increasingly carried out through...