‘Citizen’ is ‘Sentinel’ with new app to report traffic violations

KOCHI: Any citizen can now step into the shoes of law enforcement to detect and report traffic offences in real time. The state’s motor vehicle department on Friday launched a mobile application that facilitates the reporting of live traffic violations by clicking a picture or taking a video and then uploading it for enforcement officials to take legal action. Now, Kerala becomes the third state, after Chhattisgarh and Odisha, to launch the mParivahan ‘Citizen Sentinel’ app, developed by the National Informatics Centre, but with several added features that, among other things, allow for the uploading of pictures and videos from mobile phone galleries. Members of the public can report live traffic violations by uploading the offences onto the ‘Citizen Sentinel’ section of the mParivahan app. “The revolutionary measure is aimed at strengthening traffic-rule enforcement by taking action against real time offences like speeding, illegal overtaking, drunken driving, triple riding a bike, violating lane traffic, driving without wearing seat belts and the like.