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Indore’s Smart Traffic for Vehicle Density

ndore is catching up with the demand T, Pipliyahana Square, Niranjanpur, With the ATCS system in place,
to upgrade its traffic management Chankyapuri, Futtykothi, Bhourasala manual intervention is not required.
Isystem with a smart and efficient square among others. Garg further Besides, the police department can use
one. Speaking more about the adds, “Each of these junctions will have this system for law and order purposes.
upgradation of the system, Aditi Garg, a set of cameras which are in sync with According to Garg, the tender for the
CEO, Indore Smart City Development traffic signals and will alter the time project is already floated and work will
Ltd explains, “We are going to integrate duration as per the traffic density.” commence soon.
traffic signals at 50 junctions with
Adaptive Traffic Control System (ATCS),
which is a part of ITMS. The radar-based
technology hold records like density of
vehicles on lanes and accordingly we
will regulate the traffic signals on each
road that are connecting at a junction.”
These signals will detect red light and
speed violation, along with ANPR in place,
and all this will be controlled through a
dedicated monitoring control room.
List of these spots include MR-9
Square (Robot), Khajrana, Shreemaya,
Bata Square, Nandlalpura, Rambaugh,
Marimata Square, Ghandhi Nagar (SC),
Patnipura, Dargah T Square, Home Gard

Vishakhapattanam’s Smart Signalling System
G reater Visakhapatnam Thatichetlapalem, NAD Junction, each direction, manual operation

Corporation
Municipal
Gajuwaka, Kurmannapalem and
(changing) by the personnel on duty
(GVMC) is implementing
‘smart signalling’ system across Lankelapalem. and operation by vehicle activated
cameras. The camera installed on
The new system is equipped
the city as part of the ‘Smart City’ with automatic number recognition the signal pole has applications
initiative. Among the smart signalling cameras that can keep eyes on that can detect the traffic flow
initiatives, the Red Light Violation multiple violations in several traffic and automatically alters the signal
Detection (RLVD) system tops the lanes at a time and record it real- duration.” The signals can also
chart. Cameras will be installed at 10 time. The e-Challan for a traffic be monitored from the primary
strategic locations, covering some of violation will be sent on the phone Command Control Centre in the
the busiest traffic junctions on the or sent to the address on which the GVMC and the secondary centre at
national highway. vehicle is registered. the Police Commissioner’s office.
The traffic police will implement Sharing more about ITMS system, Another feature of the automatic
the project in 10 junctions namely N Durga Prasad, CEO, Visakhapatnam signalling system is that it can be
Madurawada, Hanumanthawaka Smart City Ltd says, “The signalling remotely operated from the Integrated
Junction, Maddilapalem, Satyam system has three components— Command and Communication
Junction, Gurudwara Junction, auto control with fixed cycles for Centre Control at the GVMC.

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