Traffic control to get a boost as 1,200 HD cams to send live feed

Gurgaon: The city will soon get 1,200 high-tech cameras across 67 traffic junctions in the first phase of GMDA’s ambitious CCTV project — the Public Safety and Adaptive Traffic Management System.
The new surveillance system is expected to not only help police track down errant motorists and monitor the city’s traffic, but also act as a deterrent for anti-socials and criminals.
The GMDA plans to install the cameras, which will send live video feed to monitoring centres 24 hours a day, at these junctions within the next eight months. In the first phase of the project, approximately 1,200 high definition and ultra-high definition cameras are expected to be set up at the junctions.
Some of the cameras will have facial recognition technology that will help identify traffic violators and other suspicious elements and support law enforcement efforts.
The project, which will utilise the dedicated optical fibre backbone, currently being laid out by the GMDA, will be used for tracking the movement of a wanted criminal in the city or speeding violations or even spotting potholes, officials said. Some of the junctions where the cameras will be installed include Hero Honda Chowk, Rezang La Chowk, Shankar Chowk, MDI Chowk, Atul Kataria Chowk and Galleria market junction.
The authority appointed NEC Technologies India for the implementation of the project last month.
“In order to support the implementation of the video surveillance system, the agency will also set up IP-based outdoor security cameras across various locations in the city,” said a GMDA official. E-challans would be issued to offenders who are captured flouting traffic rules with the help of the system.
“NEC’s video surveillance system will help in the enforcement of traffic rules through the use of AI-based analytics software, such as Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) and Red Light Violation Detection (RLVD),” said Takayuki Inaba, managing director, NEC Technologies India.
Inaba added that the system will also monitor “sensitive areas” to identify traffic offenders and issue alarms. TOI had reported on January 6 that GMDA planned to start the project with the installation of CCTV cameras at 220 intersections.
Officials said the cameras will be connected to the Integrated Command and Control Centre (ICCC) with the help of the optical fibre network. There will be 9 monitoring stations — the ICCC and eight police stations.