THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The cabinet meeting has decided to give full administrative approval to the Safe Kerala project, which is designed to reduce road accidents and prevent traffic violations.

The aim is to reduce road accidents and prevent traffic violations by strengthening the enforcement activities of the Kerala Motor Vehicle Department using modern technology.

Rs 232,25,50,286 from the funds of Kerala Road Traffic Authority will be used to implement the scheme through Keltron, subject to conditions.

A Safe Kerala Project Monitoring Committee consisting of the Additional Transport Commissioner as the head, an IT Specialist from Kerala State Information Technology Mission and a lecturer from Sri Chithira Tirunal College of Engineering IT/Computer Department under the Transport Department will be constituted to ensure flawless functioning of the equipment before each quarterly payment of the project.

The contract will include provisions for the replacement of damaged cameras within a short period of time.

It will be ensured that the cameras installed as part of the Safe Kerala project are not located in the areas where the police department already has cameras. The data and camera feed collected as part of the project will be provided to the police department as required. The cameras work on the basis of artificial intelligence. Its video feed and other data will be handed over to police, excise, motor vehicle and GST departments.

It has been decided to form a coordination committee with additional chief secretary as chairman, transport secretary, tax department secretary, heads of police, excise, motor vehicle and GST departments as members for its coordination.

Taking into consideration that the checks by stopping the vehicles create difficulties for the public, the Motor Vehicle Department has decided to implement the 'Fully Automated Traffic Enforcement System' as part of the Safe Kerala project to detect law violations through cameras.

Violations are detected using 726 cameras installed on national/state highways etc. in the state. Out of this, 675 cameras will be used to detect two-wheeler travel without helmet, travel without seat belt, hit & run cases, etc. , and 18 cameras to detect red light violations are also a part of this system. Control rooms will be established in all 14 districts.