Chennai traffic police (CTP) has embarked on a Rs 150 crore project to detect traffic violators, facilitate flow of emergency vehicles and VVIP convoys and allow offenders to pay fines online using credit cards.
The new project, that is expected to integrate the existing system into its fold, envisages the estbalishment of a citywide state-of-the-art wireless network, installation of automatic number plate readers (ANPRs), pan tilt zoom surveillance cameras at 100 traffic junctions and the setting up of a control-and-command centre at the new police commissioner’s office building.
“The government has given us the green signal. We expect to put the system in place in six months,” Sanjay Arora, the additional commissioner of police (traffic) Chennai city, told Deccan Chronicle.
The ANPRs will have video analysing software that would detect the jumping of red lights, stop-line violation, cellphone driving, driving without seatbelt or helmet.
The system would generate the traffic chalan and image as proof to send to the violators.
The centre command centre, spread over 7,500 sq feet at the city police headquarters, will have a LED video wall that will stream lives feeds from all surveillance cameras.
The officials at the command centre will be able to monitor and manipulate traffic flow according to the need at each junction. They will be able to use public announcement systems at every junction sitting at the command centre.
Each junction will have hi-fi connectivity for traffic officials who will be able to monitor the traffic junction of his choice on his tablet sitting in his vehicle.
Traffic junctions will have emergency call boxes using which citizens can inform the control-and-command centre of emergencies.