Summary:
The maximum number of drink and driving challans are issued in Chandigarh, followed by Panchkula and Mohali. An RTI reply in 2018 had found the maximum number of drunk driving challans on the occasion of Holi. Besides challans, Chandigarh also leads in possession of the equipment, required to test alcohol level consumed by drivers. UT has a total of 92 breathalysers (alcohol testers) , while Panchkula has 17 and Mohali has only five. In 2018, the Chandigarh Police issued 6,489 challans in ‘drunk and driving’ cases, as compared to 1,132 challans issued by the Panchkula police and a paltry 709 by Mohali counterparts..