Violators of traffic rules would henceforth pay fines as they would be monitored by a system called ‘Integrated Traffic Management System (ITMS)’ inaugurated in the Berhampur Municipal Corporation (BeMC) office here on Wednesday.
Bike riders not using helmets and taking more than one pillion riders, cab riders not wearing seat belts will be tracked by integrated surveillance cameras put up at five places in the city. The system will help control the law and order situation and sanitation, said BeMC Commissioner Chakraborty Singh Rathore.
The system, first-of-its-kind in the State, was inaugurated by Housing and Urban Development Minister Pratap Jena. Among others, MP Chandra Sekhar Sahoo, MLAs Bikram Panda and Pradeep Panigrahi, former MLA Dr RC Chyauptnaik and district Collector Vijay Amrut Kulange were present.