Mangalore Traffic Police Finally Make Use of The Surveillance Cameras Installed Across The City To Book Violators

The Mangalore City traffic police has started making use of 15 surveillance cameras, which was recently installed by the Mangalore Smart City Limited, for booking cases, against traffic violators like helmet-less driving, driving without seatbelt, triple riding, and defective registration plates.

The traffic police are booking cases by randomly watching the feed from the 15 surveillance cameras at the Integrated Command Centre set up by the Mangalore Smart City in Lalbagh and at the Enforcement Automation Centre in the premises of Mangalore Traffic East Police Station. The city police are issuing 200 notices every day. The fines are being collected at the office of Assistant Commissioner of Police (Traffic), Pandeshwar, and at the four traffic police stations.

The 15 surveillance cameras are the ones installed on “smart” poles that have come up at the Hampankatta, Hamilton Circle, Rao and Rao Circle, PVS Circle, Lalbagh, Narayana Guru (Ladyhill) Circle, Bunts Hostel, KPT, St. Agnes Circle, Pumpwell, Mangaladevi Circle, Kadri Mallikatte, Kavoor Padavinangady and Padil. Each of the pole has four fixed edge box cameras and a position turning zone (PTZ) camera, which help in getting clear view of the offending vehicle. These cameras are also used for maintenance of law and order and for crime detection.