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UPDATE

India-Russia working group on AI cameras to track
roads and ITS Kerala traffic violators

t the meeting of India- 2021, to establish a long- he Kerala state and national highways
Russia working group term and effective bilateral will now track traffic rule violations
Aheld in Delhi in March, relationship of communication Tthrough 726 cameras, of which
the various initiatives taken by and cooperation in the road 675 are AI-enabled that will exclusively
both the countries related to transportation, logistics, look for helmet-less two-wheeler riders,
intelligent transport systems, Intelligent Transport System car drivers and passengers not wearing
green mobility, road safety, (ITS) and green mobility sector. seatbelts and those involved in hit-and-
technology implementation Co-chaired by Alka Upadhyaya, run cases. Though the cameras were
in the road transport Secretary, MoRTH and Deputy installed last year, the fully automated
and highways sector was Minister of Transport of the
deliberated and showcased. Russian Federation, Dmitry system got inaugurated recently. The
The working group was Bakanov, the working group Kerala Road Safety Authority-funded
established under the MoU deliberated the various project has been implemented by Keltron
signed between Ministry of initiatives taken by both the on the build-own-operate-transfer
Road Transport and Highways countries related to intelligent model. The cameras will be maintained
and the Ministry of Transport transportation systems, by Keltron for five years and monitored
of the Russian Federation green mobility, road safety, by a Safe Kerala committee. A Safe
on Bilateral Cooperation technology implementation Kerala monitoring committee will also
in the Road Transport and in the road transport and be constituted to ensure the equipment
Road Industry in September highways sector. is maintained.

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