Tripura Chief Minister Prof. Dr. Manik Saha on Monday said the state government is increasingly adopting modern technology to strengthen traffic management and improve road safety in urban areas.
Replying to a query on the technologies being used for smart traffic management, the Chief Minister said several technology-driven systems have already been deployed to detect traffic violations, regulate traffic movement and enhance enforcement.
Dr Saha said, Speed Radar Guns, Interceptor Vehicles, Automated Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras and Red Light Violation Detection (RLVD) cameras are being used to detect traffic violations.
“The traffic enforcement system also includes e-Challan machines and QR code-based systems for the online collection of fines. NAKA and traffic checkpoints have also been equipped with modern devices, including Ray Analyzers, Speed Radar Guns, Body-Worn Cameras, Video Cameras, Wireless Sets, Retro-Reflective Tapes/Jackets and Light Bar Batons”, said Dr Saha.
Dr Saha informed that to control speeding, speed checkers with display boards have been installed at several locations in Agartala, including in front of Tripura High Court, between Ashram Chowmuhani and Chandrapur SBT, and between ONGC Bank Chowmuhani and the main entrance of ONGC.
“The government is also conducting awareness campaigns through social media, digital screen displays, flexes and posters to educate citizens about provisions of the Motor Vehicles Act and related rules”, he said.
He said traffic violation cases are not directly registered through CCTV or e-Challan systems. However, these systems are being used to generate prosecution reports, issue fines and facilitate the collection of penalties for traffic violations.
Dr. Saha further said action is also being taken against government vehicles found with pollution-related violations, including the scrapping of vehicles where necessary.
“The government has decided to install additional surveillance cameras through the Integrated Command and Control Centre (ICCC) to further strengthen traffic monitoring. At present, the smart traffic infrastructure includes 515 CCTV cameras, 22 smart traffic signals, 81 Red Light Violation Detection cameras, 43 Automatic Number Plate Detection cameras, 77 Variable Message Display (VMD) boards and GPS devices installed in 260 vehicles”, he said.
“We are using modern technology for traffic management,” the Chief Minister said, adding that the technology-based traffic management system will not remain limited to Agartala and similar systems will be introduced in other urban areas of the state depending on local traffic requirements.
