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TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT

The market for intelligent camera is rapidly
growing. With the increasing number of roads electronically transmitted to the
central command centre of Delhi
and traffic, intelligent traffic management and Police where they could view the
automatic incident detection systems will live-feed from traffic junctions of
the stretch on four large screens.
witness a high demand in the years to come. For verification, the police personnel
Moreover, the response time to any incidents at the command centre receives
will be much quicker and in real time. multiple images of each violation; the
registration number of the vehicle is
then cross checked with VAHAN to
fetch the vehicle owner details. Once
database. This effectively reduces road accidents. Traffic violations in verified, an e-Challan is generated
manpower stationed at every traffic the cities are now monitored closely and sent to the violator through
junctions increasing the human- and entry exit points in buildings are SMS, email or post depending upon
computer interactions through under surveillance. The importance of the extracted contact details. The
command & control centers who are visual censors is increasing. system can generate multiple reports
monitoring these events. Smarter traffic monitoring to establish violation trends and plan
Amarapur feels, the real challenge with intelligent cameras corrective measures.”
often faced is that the vendors are
not ready to share the Software To promote road safety in the
Development Kit with other vendors national capital, over 100 high-
in the market. Another issue is the definition advanced technology
cameras and 3D radars were set
interoperability issues with other up at nine heavy-traffic density
traffic systems. For example, speed junctions on the 14-km Ring Road
detection needs to be integrated with stretch between Dhaula Kuan and
traffic display systems. Congestion Sarai Kale Khan.
detection needs to be integrated
with red light control. Arvind Tewari, GM Aabmatica
Technologies said, “Violations were
As per the official Indian captured during day and night time
government statistics report, ensuring 24/7 surveillance. The
the National Highways, which is captured photos and videos were
approximately two percent of India’s
total road network, accounts for
30.4 percent of total road accidents
and 36 percent of deaths in 2017.
In 2017, a total of 4,64,910 road
accidents were reported in the
country, claiming 1,47,913 lives and
causing injuries to 4,70,975 persons,
which translates into an alarming
picture where 16 people die and
another 53 are injured every hour on
Indian roads. So, India as a market
has been slowly gaining impetus in
the usage of advanced technologies
and the Government is keen to
implement latest intelligence based
products in the upcoming smart
city projects to curb the number of

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