THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The decision to set up high-tech cameras to catch traffic offenders is not aimed at public safety. The project report states that the government aims to raise money. The Department of Motor Vehicles has set a target of Rs 261.1 crore for the first year by installing new-gen cameras on all the roads across the state! This means that the authorities planned to install the cameras everywhere by calculating the exact target amount that should be collected. According to the project report, ANPR cameras with artificial intelligence can be used to collect the highest revenue by using them day and night - Rs 245 crore.
Rs 236 crore is being spent on installing cameras. The government will receive more than this amount in the first year itself in the name of fine. The fine amount will gradually decrease in subsequent years. According to the report prepared by the Motor Vehicles Department, the government will get a profit of at least Rs 188 crore in five years.
Apart from fixed cameras, mobile camera units will be launched soon. All these are connected to the control room through the internet. The cameras are powered by solar energy.
It won't be easy to escape fines by understanding the location of cameras. The cameras will be redeployed as the danger spots (black spots) change. The mobile units are equipped with 3D Doppler cameras capable of rotating up to 97 degrees to monitor vehicles. Each of the 14 districts will have a control room and a central control room to monitor its activities. In addition to the RTO, MVI and AMVI rank officers, there will also be a person called the Processing Staff to send the fines.
Traffic violations
Fines to come this way