Keypoints:
- The Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation ( MSRDC ) will be installing 203 new CCTV cameras at different locations on the 94-km Mumbai-Pune Expressway.
- The corporation has already issued tenders for the same.
- All those speeding, jumping lanes, not wearing seatbelts, or driving on wrong sides will be captured on camera.
The Maharashtra State Development Corporation (MSRDC) is all set to install 203 CCTV cameras to keep hold of all the traffic violators on the Mumbai Pune expressway. The cameras will be set up at different locations on the 94 km expressway. The tenders have ready been issues by the corporation.
To monitor the traffic violations with ease, the cameras will be installed at strategic locations. All those speeding, jumping lanes, not wearing seatbelts, or driving on wrong sides will be captured on camera.Action will also be taken against those talking over the phone while driving, or those with fancy number plates.If caught violating the speed limits, stringent action would be taken against the motorists.
“The speed limit has been cut to ensure that accidents are reduced. The existing cameras installed with speed guns are capturing the violators. However, the cameras are not sufficient. The manpower to monitor and take action against the violators is limited. More cameras are needed to track the violators. Therefore, a decision has been taken to increase the number of cameras,” said a source.
Apart from monitoring the vehicular traffic on the highway, the cameras will help in catching the traffic violators and issuing challans to them with evidence.
