Jaipur/Gathawari. A significant step has been taken towards road safety in Rajasthan. To curb the rising number of road accidents and reckless driving, particularly overspeeding, the state’s Transport Department has adopted advanced technology. High-tech cameras equipped with an Integrated Traffic Management System (ITMS) are being installed on state and national highways across the state. These cameras will monitor traffic violations and aid in accident prevention.
This initiative has commenced on the Jaipur-Delhi Highway, where the first phase of camera installation is underway. Under this plan, the Transport Department will install 1416 ITMS cameras at 510 locations on state highways and 2360 cameras at 788 locations on national highways across Rajasthan.
With the assistance of the police, the Transport Department has identified locations for camera installation based on the classification of high-risk corridors, high-density corridors, and critical junctions on state and national highways. This includes 13 cameras at 3 locations on state highways in the Jaipur Commissionerate area and 6 cameras at 3 locations in rural Jaipur. Similarly, 122 cameras will be installed at 38 locations on NH-21, 48, 52, and 248 within the Jaipur Commissionerate, and 82 cameras at 19 locations in rural Jaipur.
The ITMS cameras are equipped with advanced technology. They will read the speed and number plates of every vehicle passing on the road. Automatic e-challans will be issued for violations such as speeding, wrong direction driving, and incorrect lane usage. Furthermore, if the number plate of a stolen vehicle is updated in the control room, its location can be identified if the vehicle passes in front of a camera.
ITMS cameras will also be installed on the Manoharpur-Dausa National Highway. Cameras will be installed at Thali Pullia, Dangarwada, Gathawari, Ratanpura, and other locations on the highway. Similarly, cameras are proposed for installation at Maukhamupura, Madhoveni Pullia, Bilpur, Lakher, Dudu Pullia, Shahpura’s Alwar Tiraha, and Jaipur Tiraha on the Ajmer-Delhi Highway.
The installation of ITMS cameras will undoubtedly reduce road accidents. These high-quality cameras will automatically issue e-challans for vehicles violating traffic rules, including overspeeding and incorrect lane usage on state and national highways.
- Narayan Lal Tiwari, ASP Highways and Traffic, Rural Jaipur
