The state transport department sent a communication in this regard to the RTO on Tuesday, telling them to implement the project, which is similar to Trafficop.

Speaking to TOI, a senior officer from the RTO said, "The project will be introduced over the next 15 days, in the jurisdiction of Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad RTOs. The system will help us identify cases of vehicle-tax evasions, overloading and lack of proper permits, among others."

The state government is yet to name the project and will do so soon, he said. "The project will be introduced in association with the science and technology park (STP). The STP will provide the basic technology, control room and software backup."

The officer said, "During the first phase, we have requested for around 30 blackberry handsets, all of which will be given to on-duty RTO inspectors. The handsets are high-tech and users (the inspectors) will be able to generate prints of a case on the spot. Similarly, details of all such cases will be stored on a computer server on a daily basis. Inspectors will be able to share case details with the control room and senior officials at the main office."

Also, recently, the `Trafficop' project of the Pune traffic police department received a onemonth extension. The project was introduced in November, 2009, and has achieved significant success so far.