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proportionately for bikes
and other vehicles. In high
demand areas there will
be premium charge of Rs
40. There will be digital
and other signage to direct
users, marked slots, and
other facilities.
While PMS will be app-
based we assume there
will be people visiting
the city without the app
and they are able to pay
different area may require central server to prevent in cash without much
different technologies leakage. PMS is expected hassle. We slowly want to
and approaches. We to be implemented across move towards electronic
were interested only the city in six months. payment so that there is
in outcomes. Our Wherever there is a need less leakage.
requirements were mainly for parking management to Action plan for
two: inform users about the help users to find parking, implementing ITMS
empty parking spots and prevent chaos, PMS will
real-time information about be deployed, and charges JICA did a feasibility
payment. Information will be levied. As a part study for implementing
about all forms of payment of the project, GCC will ITMS in Chennai. There
is expected to be sent to our charge Rs 20 for cars and are around 385 junctions
out of which 159 junctions
from the core area of the
city will be taken up in
the first phase. We will be
deploying technology to
figure out the number of
vehicles, queue length, etc.
Using that, the analytics
will determine the best
optimal traffic movements.
There will be an Area Traffic
Control in Traffic Police
head quarters and control
center for the government
bus company (MTC). We
are in the process of hiring
consultant for preparation
of DPR.
Besides, ITMS project
also includes GSP, cameras,
PIS etc for around 3500
buses in the city. There

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