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Pune to get live CCTVs, speed radars for elevated road at Ghaziabad
traffic updates on he Ghaziabad the challan would be sent withstand vehicular speed
VMD Development Authority directly to the erring driver’s up to 100km/hr but GDA

Thas finalised the address. The elevated has restricted the maximum
une citizens will now get modalities for installing road has been designed to speed to 80km/hr.
live updates on traffic CCTV cameras and speed
Pin their areas through radars along the 10.3km
variable messaging display. The -long Hindon elevated road.
Pune Smart City Development
Corporation has signed an MoU While two cameras will
with Dutch private navigation be installed at the entry
technology company TomTom and exit of the elevated
to develop a proof of concept. road, the remaining have
The pilot project will collect been proposed along the
information about traffic curves and speed radars
congestion, road closures and halfway along the elevated
travel time to feed live updates. road. The radars will be
equipped with ANPR and
PSCDCL is also developing
infrastructure through initiatives
like a transit-hub and better street
furniture. It aims to promote Green Registration Plates for Electric Vehicles
mobility solutions like a public
bicycle system, electric buses, he Union Road Transport and constituted a team comprising seven
e-autos, shuttle services. Highways ministry has recommended ministries such as power, road and heavy
Tgreen registration plates for electric industries to frame guidelines to promote
vehicles to identify them for preferential such vehicles.
treatment, such as special parking or
discounted tolls.
According to the proposal, the
registration plates of private electric
vehicles will have a green background
with numbers and letters in white, and
commercial electric vehicles will have a
green background with numbers and
letters in yellow. Niti Aayog, which is
Colour-coded framing the draft policy for EVs, has also
Parking bays in
Jharkhand Smart Transport System for Mumbai

he parking bays in he Maharashtra government plans will have these intelligent systems.
commercial hubs of to develop an intelligent traffic Maharashtra government has also
TJharkhand are being colour Tmanagement system for Mumbai for identified 743 black spots across the state,
- green, yellow and orange - and better traffic management and controlling of which 55 are in Mumbai. The number of
the rates are to be based on how the speed of vehicles. The plan is to replicate vehicles in state touched 3.28Cr including 36
close they are to market hubs. the system across Maharashtra. lakhs in Mumbai.
Off-street parking (far from The system would study driving habits of
markets) will be coded green motorists, kinds of traffic offences and traffic
and will be the cheapest. Parking pattern. The transport authorities can analyse
nearer markets will be coded these and develop a customised system to
yellow and have higher rates. prevent accidents and ensure smooth traffic flow.
On-street parking (close to Highways contribute 57 per cent of the
markets) will be coded orange total accidents in Maharashtra, the proposed
and have the highest rate. Red Mumbai-Nagpur Samruddhi Expressway and
will be a no-parking zone and the missing link of Mumbai-Pune Expressway
JNAC will tow away vehicles
after an hour.

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