India, Jan. 31 -- The state transport department's plans to procure 69 interceptor vehicles equipped with radars for automatic detection of traffic rule violations has been stalled over the steep price of radars. While the interceptor vehicles cost around Rs.13 lakh each, the cost of each radar works out to Rs.35.84 lakh, show documents accessed by Hindustan Times. State transport minister Pratap Sarnaik has sought an explanation regarding the steep cost from department heads and Regional Transport Office (RTO) representatives, sources told HT.

In October 2024, the transport department awarded the contract to provide, implement, operate and maintain the radars, called 'mobile traffic enforcement system for interceptor vehicles', to a Nas...