Chandigarh, July 30 -- While Chandigarh may boast of strict enforcement of traffic rules with the help of its vast CCTV network and automated challaning system, it has been lagging behind in recovering fines from defaulters as a whopping Rs.102.20 crore is pending since the last five years.

According to data tabled in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday, challans worth Rs.221.36 crore were issued in the Union Territory between 2020 and 2024, but only Rs.119.15 crore has been recovered so far.

This was revealed in response to a question asked by Member of Parliament (MP) Manish Tewari on 'Traffic challans issued in Chandigarh'. As per the data, the number of traffic challans issued in the city has seen an exponential rise -from 1.81 lakh challans i...