Hindustan Times (Noida)

Delhi to have more cameras for speeding fines

- Soumya Pillai soumya.pillai@hindustant­imes.com

NEW DELHI: After the success of camera-based prosecutio­ns through last year when Covidinduc­ed curbs were in place, the Delhi traffic department will install additional speed detection and red-light violation cameras in around new 31 locations across the Capital by March 31, said senior traffic police officials.

“We are maintainin­g the balance between technology and human interventi­on in policing,” said joint commission­er of police (traffic), Manish Agarwal. “Cameras are very effective for violations such as speeding, because traffic officials on the roads cannot screen all the cars that travel beyond the speed limit,” he added.

He added that during and after the Covid-19 lockdown — which was imposed from March 25 and began being lifted in phases in the first week of May — the department relied heavily on camera-based fines to ensure the safety of commuters and its own staff.

By March 31, the traffic police department is looking to increase the number of speeddetec­tion cameras at 25 locations. Another six spots will get red-light violation detection cameras, which are installed at traffic junctions and equipped to record violations such as stop-light jumps, stop-line violations and driving against the flow of traffic. These cameras also record speeding offences.

These cameras will come up at key locations such as Mathura Road, Ring Road, NH-48, Mukarba Chowk, Peeragarhi Chowk, Britannia Chowk and Azadpur Chowk.

Currently, Delhi has more than 150 cameras installed at 37 locations.

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