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AI-ITMS in Vizag National Spatial Policy

roject Sarathi (systematic he ministry of housing and of line ministries, PMO and Niti
augmented radial traffic & urban affairs has framed Aayog, a State Spatial Strategy
hoop induction) has been a National Spatial Policy which will have a state-level
Ppiloted by the Greater Twhich will develop 20-year group and a regional planning
Visakhapatnam Municipal vision documents for city block which will be governed by
Corporation in collaboration with city planning and create structures a regional planning body. Two
police to enhance traffic regulation from regional to national major thrust areas are land use
and public safety in the port city. level for implementation of and the transport system. The
The initiative includes a range of the framework in a cohesive policy proposes that all states
smart traffic management solutions manner. This policy has been should employ a transit-first and
such as signal synchronisation, facial inspired by Japan’s urban rail-led growth at the core.
recognition systems, automatic planning and governance
number plate recognition and red- framework to plan new cities,
light violation detection. redevelop older ones and
align state and city planning
with economic growth and
liveability.
The NSP proposes a three-tier
system – creation of a National Image courtesy: ET
Spatial Coordination Council -
which will have representatives

Indigenous breath analyser

esigned to prevent drunk unit, which can prevent vehicle
driving, road incidents ignition if the driver is intoxicated
and enhance workplace and transmits real-time data to
Dsafety, Roadcast, a leading fleet administrators. The product
SaaS-based and hardware- addresses the urgent need pan-
agnostic tracking platform India, where preventive measures
funded by Jubilant FoodWorks, against drunk driving are a
has recently launched its fully safety concern. Historical data Image courtesy: Roadcast
India-made alcohol breath- storage and reporting capabilities
analyser solution. It is integrated further enhance compliance and
with the platform’s telematics operational oversight.

Sustainable next-gen highways

ew technologies are being the use of steel slag from the steel while also making use of waste.
explored to address damage industry and fly ash from thermal Prefabricated road slabs are also
caused by rainfall, floods and plants. Attention is also being paid being developed to ensure faster
Ncloudbursts and highways in to drainage along roads to prevent and uniform construction. Nearly
India are being built to international water accumulation by using 80 lakh tonnes of solid waste have
standards, according to Ministry precast and storm drains. been used in projects such as the
of Road Transport and Highways. A new technology being used Delhi-Mumbai Expressway and
Combining modern technology is where a special layer is created Ahmedabad-Dholera Highway.
with environment friendly practices with plastic, which increases the Other initiatives include use all
is part of efforts to construct a new road’s lifespan by four to five years municipal waste, treated sewage
generation of highways, including water in road construction,.

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