The trial of smart surveillance systems to nab the violators violating traffic rules, streamlining the traffic management system here seems to have gone haywire. The trial was started a few days back by Ranchi Traffic Police. The traffic police had initiated the trial process at the 16 major city squares however the unplanned digging of roads has exaggerated the problem. Besides, the defunct traffic signal, undefined Zebra Crossing, lack of trained staff in monitoring the process is posing hurdle in the Recee.
Notably, in a bid to identify the traffic rules violators, Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) system including high resolution CCTV cameras is soon to make the debut here. Considering its launch, the traffic police have initiated the dry-run process. Before the launch, full-proof trial was expected to get complete without any glitches. Approximately, 16 traffic check-posts have been identified where ANPR, CCTV cameras will be put up with an aim to streamline the traffic management system to an extent here.
“The traffic police personnel associated with the project have been instructed to address the problems. After receiving the preliminary report, all loopholes are being checked and will be resolved soon. From December 15, the trial will be done in an organised way following a proper system. If things fall into place, the smart surveillance traffic management systems will be started from January 1, 2019. The trial will continue till December 31,” said SP, Traffic, Ajit Peter Dundung.
Further, he stated that the recent trouble faced by the commuters was due to the ongoing civil construction work going alongside the road. “Traffic congestion at different routes is being managed by the constables and the senior officials too are keeping the tab on the vehicular movement at the busiest routes.”
Moreover, in an attempt to curb the increasing incidents of crime in the Capital City, soon the Ranchi Police will introduce another new hi-tech surveillance system to keep a tab on miscreants’ activities. Soon, Face Recognition Cameras (FRC) will be installed at major routes to collect first-hand inputs about any trouble-maker entering the city or creating ruckus within the jurisdiction of Ranchi Police.
According to the senior police officials, for any preliminary investigation, FRC can prove immensely beneficial. Criminals or any such troublemaker would be recognised easily through this hi-resolution technique being mounted up here at different locations. As many as 20 spots have been identified for setting up FRC considering vulnerability, population and other factors.