Electronic eyes to help cops manage city traffic

You will probably say goodbye to jams in south Delhi in the near future. The Delhi Traffic Police is finally implementing its Rs 300-crore intelligent traffic system (ITS) that was pending for more than two years.

You will probably say goodbye to jams in south Delhi in the near future. The Delhi Traffic Police is finally implementing its Rs 300-crore intelligent traffic system (ITS) that was pending for more than two years.

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The ITS will be now be set up in a phased manner and its first beneficiary will be south Delhi, especially the 18-km corridor connecting Rao Tula Ram Marg with Gurgaon via Gyara Moorthy, Sardar Patel Marg and Dhaula Kuan.

"We want this project to be implemented in a phased manner and for that we would involve government agencies," said a senior traffic police official.

One of the biggest benefits of the ITS is its signalling system that can measure traffic volumes on a real-time basis and change traffic lights accordingly.

The traffic police will soon send a proposal to the Delhi government, union home ministry and lieutenant-governor, seeking their approval.