The central government has taken up the project of constructing high-speed expressways connecting various major cities of the country. Among them, the expressway between Bengaluru and Mysore in the state of Karnataka is very important.
It was inaugurated by Prime Minister Modi in March 2023. In the beginning accidents were frequent and caused great confusion. In the first 9 months alone, 158 people died in accidents on this expressway. This shocked the motorists and the police.
Modern vehicle for police
Expressway Road Accidents
They questioned the lack of adequate security facilities on the expressway road, why should it be put to use. After this, ATGP Alok Kumar of the Traffic and Road Safety Department went and inspected it in person. Why do accidents happen? Dangerous bends? Accidents so far? Security features to include? Awareness to be created in people? Emergency help? Observed including. Then he took appropriate measures to control the traffic violations.
AI technology cameras
Since then accidents are being controlled through various controls and monitoring facilities. As part of this, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has decided to install ANPR cameras with artificial intelligence (AI) features on the Bengaluru-Mysore Expressway. ANPR stands for Automatic Number Plate Recognition Camera. With this new facility, accident causing vehicle numbers can be identified and appropriate action can be taken.
One camera for a distance of 2 km
It can also detect and warn of speeding vehicles. The Bangalore to Mysore expressway is 118 kilometers long. It has been decided to install one ANPR cameras every 10 km. After that they brought some changes. Accordingly, one ANPR camera will be installed every 2 km along the entire distance.
Intensive monitoring facility
These have been tendered to private companies and the fitting work is going on through them. Now the tender is over and the installation of ANPR cameras is in full swing. These AI cameras will not only identify speeding vehicles but also prevent prohibited vehicles from entering the expressway. Because two-wheelers and three-wheelers are banned on Bengaluru-Mysore Expressway.
Warning to motorists
Apart from this it will also record things like using a mobile phone while driving, not wearing a seat belt and wrongly entering a one way road. These will be forwarded to Traffic Management Centers. After that a case will be registered under the Motor Vehicle Act 1988 and the drivers involved will be punished.
