Police fine violators using surveillance cameras
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Residents want police to curb over speeding bikes and MTC buses
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Chennai Traffic police have started using surveillance cameras, installed even in smaller roads, to fine motorists violating traffic norms.
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R. Ragu
Residents want police to curb over speeding bikes and MTC buses In a move to make Anna Nagar free of traffic violations, Chennai Traffic police have started using surveillance cameras, installed even in smaller roads, to fine motorists violating traffic norms.
Residents want police to curb over speeding bikes and MTC buses.
In 2019, the Chennai Traffic Police started testing the ‘contactless enforcement system . The traffic police installed 64 cameras and most of them were embedded with ANPR software.
A wish list for 2021
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January 02, 2021 13:16 IST
It is based on lessons from RWAs in Chennai as well as initiatives in other metros
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Housekeeping staff at work at a gated community and (below)
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It is based on lessons from RWAs in Chennai as well as initiatives in other metros
Can residents be activists?
“Residents as activists” is no longer a far-fetched idea. K. Viswanathan, secretary of Mylapore Residents Welfare Association (MRWA), says there is evidence on the ground to show that residents’ groups are emerging as a strong voice in Chennai.
He cites the example from Mylapore, where MRWA has been able to galvanise 130 RWAs into meaningful activism.