# Odisha expands automated e-challan system to Barbil-Panikoili highway 2026-10-30T16:51:18+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Odisha's Transport Department has activated the Intelligent Enforcement Management System (IEMS) on the Barbil-Panikoili highway corridor, covering the districts of Keonjhar and Jajpur. The automated e-challan system will begin issuing electronic traffic violation notices from 1 November. The State Transport Authority (STA) implemented the system on the direction of Commerce and Transport Minister Bibhuti Bhusan Jena, under Section 136A of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, and Rule 167A of the Central Motor Vehicles Rules. E-challans will be issued for over-speeding, triple riding on two-wheelers, riding without helmets and wrong-side driving. Speed limits are 60 kmph for two-wheelers, 100 kmph for light four-wheelers and 80 kmph for heavy vehicles. The department urged all motorists to follow traffic rules to avoid penalties. ## Indian Opinion Analysis The expansion brings automated traffic enforcement to a corridor linking mining and industrial belts in Keonjhar and Jajpur, where heavy vehicle and two-wheeler traffic mix on a four-lane highway. With speed limits set at 60 kmph for two-wheelers, 100 for light four-wheelers and 80 for heavy vehicles, the system primarily targets over-speeding and common violations like triple riding and missing helmets. The enforcement relies on Section 136A of the Motor Vehicles Act and central rules, meaning challans carry legal weight. The November 1 start date gives a two-day notice window before penalties begin. ## Coverage - sambadenglish.com Straight agency-style report with no editorial slant This brief was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Bibhuti Bhusan Jena, Jajpur, Keonjhar, Motor Vehicles Act, State Transport Authority Odisha Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/odisha-expands-automated-e-challan-system-to-barbil-panikoili-highway/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/odisha-expands-automated-e-challan-system-to-barbil-panikoili-highway/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/