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Putting ITS on the Fast Track

Chennai Smart City Limited is currently implementing a
comprehensive Intelligent Transport System in Chennai city
with support from multiple agencies. The project is being

funded by JICA and the Government of Tamil Nadu.
The pilot implementation of the project is in progress says
Dr. G S Sameeran, Joint Commissioner (Works), Greater
Chennai Municipal Corporation, in a conversation with

Mangala Chandran

What were the The areas where ITS is
parameters to being implemented…
identify the need In Chennai Intelligent
of ITS solutions and Transport System project,
what have been there are multiple agencies
the guidelines for involved in implementing
implementation? the project. The Chennai
Intelligent Transport Systems
Various ITS solutions
have been implemented is being implemented with
in the city such as Parking loan assistance from Japan
Management system, International Cooperation
variable message sign Agency (JICA). The
project mainly consists of
boards providing traffic following systems viz., 1)
related information, Traffic Information and
e-challan system for traffic Management System and
violating vehicles, electronic 2) City Bus System.
payment system for Chennai
Metro, accident database, How has the
vehicle database through implementat ion
e-Vahan and so on. brought in the
Detailed study was desired benefits?
conducted to identify The implementation of
suitable ITS sub systems for the Intelligent Transport
each ITS component to suit System in Chennai is not a
the Chennai Metropolitan part of Smart City program.
area’s requirements. The However, the project is
components that were being implemented as
duplicated in the other a convergence project
projects were removed by Chennai Smart City
and other ITS components Limited. As the project is in
were added based on implementation of the pilot
gap analysis and field stage, the desired benefits
reconnaissance survey. are yet to be realized.

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