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Besides, Delhi Traffic Police also has and four cameras at IIT gate to detect
plans to install radar-based cameras red light violation.
to curb high speed and red-light Hassan, further added, “These
violations in the Capital. Delhi traffic cameras are capable of capturing
police is equipping 27 speed violation registration number of the high
spots with 25 radar-based cameras speed vehicle that will help detect
across 13 major stretches in the city. multiple traffic rule violations like
Taj Hassan, Special Commissioner, Speed, Red Light Violation, Stop Line
Delhi Police (Traffic), said, “The idea Violation and Wrong Side Violation.
is to encourage people to have self- “The system connected with these
discipline. The move has been taken cameras will automatically decode
to ensure safe driving and stop road and transfer data of violation to Delhi
fatalities in Delhi. We are installing Traffic control room. The system will
Application of ITMS in 3D radar based high resolution also generate e-challans along with
cameras at accident-prone spots.
New Delhi Our objective is to enhance electronic a photo and send to the violators
through SMS on their registered
Delhi Police recently launched the enforcement along with better road mobile number with the transport
e-challan system and e-payment discipline and road safety.” department. In case the number is
gateway. The new system is likely One camera on each side of not available challans will also be sent
to result in improved prosecution both carriageways is being installed by post and email.”
and better road safety standards in at stretches like NH-24 from The Delhi Traffic Police under
Delhi. The devices are of industrial Akshardham to Ring Road, Salimgarh this project will have to install such
grade and 4G-compliant with dual bypass from ITO to Kashmere Gate, cameras on 96 identified red light
SIM facility and will have fingerprint Outer ring road from Wazirabad and speed violations spots covering
biometric capturing capacity. They to Bhalaswa Dairy, Bhalasaw to 24 junctions and 100 speed violation
also have digital payment facility. Wazirabad, Dev Prakash Shashtri locations at several stretches of Delhi
Further, the camera violation app Marge from Ratanpuri to Inderpuri, in coming months.
is also connected to the e-challan Dhaulakuan to Naraina, Arun Asaf Speed detection cameras are
system, so that the data is updated Ali Road-JNU to Masoodur, Nelson likely to be installed at 100 more
regularly and sent to NIC (National Mandela road, NH-1 (GT Karnal locations in the next four months
Informatics Centre) on real-time Road), NH-10 Rohatak road, August under an ongoing project of the
basis. This will help in giving the Kranti Marg and DND Flyover. Seven Delhi Traffic Police. Similarly, 96
history of a vehicle and its driver to cameras will be installed at two cameras will be installed at 24 intra-
the official. locations-three cameras at Lado Sarai
sections for monitoring red-light
violations under the 3D radar-based
Red Light Violation Detection Camera
(RLVD) project,
The estimated cost of the RLVD
leg of the project is Rs 20Cr and is
likely to be completed by July. The
entire project will cost about Rs 50Cr.
According to Hassan, these cameras
are being installed in the city as a part
of an ongoing drive to bring down
accidents caused by rash driving and
over-speeding, “Reduction in cases
of drunken-driving is one of the top
most priorities for us.”
With the fines for traffic offences
increasing multifold, there was a

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