In a bid to modernise the traffic management system in the national Capital, the Delhi Traffic Police is joining hands with the Cyber Cell to monitor the traffic situation in Delhi. With the Cyber Cell handling the camera feed of the specialised cameras likely to be installed at major traffic and accident prone areas, the Delhi Traffic Police is going to install 96 red light violation detection cameras and over 100 speed violation detection cameras.
The move is likely to be implemented in the next two months. "In the first phase, the red light violation detection system (RlVDS) cameras will be installed at 24 junctions and the speed violation detection system (SVDS) cameras will be installed at 100 accident-prone stretches. These cameras will be monitored from the main control room," said Depender Pathak, Special Commissioner of Police (Traffic). "The tender for these cameras have been sanctioned and these specialised cameras will be installed within the next two months", he added.
Apart from these high resolution CCTV cameras, the Delhi Traffic Police personnel will be equipped with hand-held laser guns and road interceptors. In addition to these features, 800-1,000 body-worn cameras will be sanctioned to the traffic personnel. At present, the Delhi Police has 100 body-worn cameras.
These cameras have a high photo capturing capacity. "These CCTV cameras have a capacity to capture photos of the errant vehicle or its driver at 10 frames per second. The resolution of these cameras is 10 X 8 megapixel.
"All these measures are part of the Pan Delhi Traffic Management system. The CCTV cameras and body-worn cameras will be connected through cyber highways. Important stretches like Sri Aurobindo Marg, Peergarhi, NH24 will be covered by the red light violation detection cameras", Pathak said.
The move has been taken in light of the rise in the number of violations such as red light jumping, over speeding, dangerous driving and drunk driving.
As per the data provided by the Delhi Traffic Police, in 2016, from Januatu 1 till December 31 92037 people were issued challans for jumping red light. In the same period in 2017, 1,66,911 people were challaned, which indicates a hike of 81.35 per cent. As many as 86,771 people were issued challans for over speeding, while 1,39,985 were challaned in 2017, indicating that 61.33 per cent people had flouted speed limit.
Under the head of dangerous driving, 2,34,422 people were challaned in 2017 against 2,05,470 in 2016, indicating that 14.09 per cent people put their lives at risk. Under the category of drunk driving, 33,343 people were challaned in 2017 in comparison with 28,006 people in 2017.
The Delhi Traffic Police manages the traffic with a relatively poor strength. In order to boost the traffic management system, the department is planning to incorporate these facilities. Earlier this month, the Delhi Traffic Police along with the Maruti Suzuki had announced the Traffic Management Safety System.