Gurugram, July 14 -- The district traffic police deployed drones on the Gurugram-Mumbai and Delhi-Gurugram (NH-48) expressways during weekend enforcement drives against lane violations and speeding, traffic officials said on Monday. The aerial surveillance forms part of a special campaign to improve lane discipline on high-speed corridors. Officials said drone surveillance covered stretches along the Sohna elevated corridor, with periodic aerial enforcement set to continue as part of the campaign. Police said 1,858 fines for lane violations and 418 for speeding were issued between July 6 and July 12 using drones and automatic number plate registration (ANPR) cameras. Overall, 3,094 challans for lane violations, including those issued through aerial surveillance, ANPR cameras and manual enforcement, were issued during the week, with lane indiscipline remaining among the city's top traffic violations, they added. "Mobile patrolling riders are constantly monitoring highways at Delhi-Gurugram (NH48), Kundli-Manesar-Palwal (KMP) and Dwarka Expressway corridors. While riders make loudspeaker announcements, violators are stopped at nearby traffic booths if they fail to rectify on time," a traffic police spokesperson said, adding that sensitisation drives are underway with transport associations to ensure heavy vehicles and trucks use the left lane. In June, deputy commissioner of police (Traffic) Prateek Gehlot met 25 transport associations before launching the campaign. The District Road Safety Committee identified five fatal crash hotspots linked to poor lane discipline....