Uttar Pradesh: Seriousness in Uttar Pradesh after the Satsang incident

Uttar Pradesh: Uttar Pradesh serious after Satsang accident, Drivers should note that any traffic violation committed on the Mysuru-Bengaluru National Highway 275 will now receive an instant alert on their mobile phones. This is possible thanks to a camera equipped with artificial intelligence that identifies the owner of the vehicle based on the license plate number in case of a violation. After this, a notification will be sent to the address of the offender. The system has proven to be effective and a total fine of Rs 8.99 million has been collected in just one month. During this period, a total of 161,491 violations were recorded from June 1 to June 30. Most of them were due to not wearing a seat belt, as captured by the ITMS camera. Other violations include 12,609 general traffic violations, 1,087 cases of triple driving, 9,079 cases of driving without a helmet, 7,671 cases of speeding, 7 cases of driving against traffic and 577 no-entry violations. The system also records the exact location, date and time of the violation, which is sent to the registered mobile number linked to the vehicle. Over its 119 km long stretch, the National Highway 275 Mysuru Bengaluru is monitored by 60 surveillance cameras.

In other news, Asian Paints Limited, India’s largest paint company, has announced an investment of about Rs 1,305 crore from internal accruals to expand the capacity of its Mysuru facility. The decision comes after the approval of the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board. The expansion will double the plant’s capacity from 3 lakh KL per annum to 6 lakh KL, meeting the company’s medium-term capacity needs. In January, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) issued a Rs 688 crore tender for “additional works to ensure road safety on Bengaluru-Mysuru Controlled Access Expressway”. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the highway on March 12, 2023, just before the Karnataka assembly elections. The lack of safety measures and the rise in fatal accidents has led to the anger of travellers on the highway. Some parts of the highway are flooded. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah inspected the expressway in July 2023 and said that the road was hurriedly opened to traffic without completing all the works, including road safety measures. The state government had written to the NHAI to resolve the issues on the expressway.