Lok Sabha Question No. 1239 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-09
Subject: Intelligent Traffic Management System
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Hibi Eden

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1239

## TO BE ANSWERED ON FEBRUARY 09, 2023

## INTELLIGENT TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

## NO. 1239.  SHRI HIBI EDEN:

Will the Minister of HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Intelligent  Traffic  Management  System  (ITMS),  to streamline traffic movement and help enforce traffic rules in the Greater  Kochi  area,  is  fully  functional  and  if  so,  the  details thereof;
- (b) the  number  of  electronic  monitoring  devices  set  up  in  project area  and  the  locations/roads  at  which  such  devices  have  been installed;
- (c) the number of such electronic monitoring devices which are nonoperational along with the reasons therefor;
- (d) whether  the  night-vision  cameras  of  ITMS  are  ensuring  rule enforcement round the clock; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS (SHRI KAUSHAL KISHORE)

- (a) to (c) :  Cochin Smart Mission Limited (CSML) is implementing the Intelligent  Traffic  Management  System  (ITMS)  project  in  the  Kochi Municipal Corporation area under the Smart Cities Mission (SCM).

As  part  of  the  project,  32  junctions  have  been  installed  with  115 surveillance  cameras,  out  of  which  39  cameras  are  Pan  Tilt  Zoom (PTZ) type, 44 are fixed type and 32 cameras have Red-Light Violation Detection (RLVD) system. The locations of these cameras are given in Annexure-I

In  addition  to  these  cameras,  19  junctions  are  also  having  Adaptive Traffic  Control  Signals  (ATCSs).    Amongst  these  19  signals,  8  are operating in ATCS mode and 11 are operating in Fixed Timer mode.

Kochi Smart city has informed that, currently one location at Kaloor area,  having  4  camers,  is  not  operational  due  to  cable  damage  as  a result of excavation for drain work.

(d) & (e) : Yes, Sir.  The night vision cameras of ITMS are helping law enforcement  agencies  through  Automatic  Number  Plate  Recognition System (ANPR) and gathering evidence for maintaining law and order.

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A nnexure-I in reply to Parts (a) to (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1239 for answer on 09.02.2023  regarding  Intelligent  Traffic  Management  System  asked  by  Shri  Hibi  Eden,  Hon'ble MP.

## Location of cameras installed by CSML as part of ITMS Project

|   SL No. | Location                     |   SL No. | Location                  |
|----------|------------------------------|----------|---------------------------|
|        1 | Vytilla Junction             |       17 | Pottakuzhi Junction       |
|        2 | Kadavanthra Junction         |       18 | S NJunction Palarivattom  |
|        3 | Manorama Junction            |       19 | Changampuzha park Y point |
|        4 | Pallimukk Junction           |       20 | Palarivattom Junction     |
|        5 | Thevara Junction             |       21 | Jawarharlal Nehru Stadium |
|        6 | Jose Junction                |       22 | Kacherippady Junction     |
|        7 | DCC Junction                 |       23 | Pipeline Junction         |
|        8 | Madhava Pharmacy Junction    |       24 | Padma Junction            |
|        9 | Judges Avenue Junction       |       25 | Kathrikkadavu Junction    |
|       10 | Kaloor Junction              |       26 | Janatha Junction          |
|       11 | Subhashchandra Bose Junction |       27 | Petta Junction            |
|       12 | Gandhinagar Junction         |       28 | Thoppumpady old Bridge    |
|       13 | Rajaji Junction              |       29 | Thoppumpady BOT Bridge    |
|       14 | High Court Junction          |       30 | South Junction            |
|       15 | Police Club Junction         |       31 | Pachalam Junction         |
|       16 | Hospital Road Junction       |       32 | Thevara Ferry             |

(Source: CSML , as on 2.2.2023)