GSR notification 575(E) dated 11th August, 2021 provides for Electronic Monitoring and Enforcement of Road Safety which mandates that State Governments shall ensure installation of electronic enforcement devices at high risk and high-density corridors on National Highways.
These electronic enforcement devices include speed cameras, closed-circuit television cameras, speed guns, body wearable cameras, dashboard cameras, Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR), weigh in machines (WIM) and any such other technology specified by the State Government.
The Government of India enacted the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019 with a special focus on road safety, incorporating aspects such as stringent penalties for traffic violations, electronic enforcement, etc.
Section 136A of the Amendment Act provides for “electronic monitoring and enforcement of road safety” by the State Governments on National Highways, State Highways, roads or in any urban city within a State and preparation of rules for the same by the Central Government.
Further, the latest road and bridge specifications of this Ministry provide for installation of Advanced Traffic Management System (ATMS) on national highways which is followed in latest construction agreements.
It also has the provision of CCTVs and speed cameras. This ATMS can detect speed violations & lane discipline on these NHs.
The Provision of Advanced Traffic Management System (ATMS) has been included in the Technical Schedules of the latest tenders of majority of 4/6 laning projects of NHAI. Further, the functional ATMS system is available on the following stretches:
(i) Eastern Peripheral Expressway, (UP & Haryana)
(ii) Delhi Meerut Expressway (Delhi & UP)
(iii)Trans Haryana project (Haryana)
(iv) NH sections already awarded under TOT.
This information was given by the Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari in a written reply to the Lok Sabha.
