The Mangaluru Smart City Limited (MSCL) has introduced advanced technology to enhance traffic management and enforcement in the city.
MSCL has installed high-resolution cameras equipped with radar and artificial intelligence (AI) tools to monitor traffic flow and detect violations effectively. The cameras will provide real-time visuals, while the AI tools will analyse the captured footage to identify and track any traffic offences.These high-resolution cameras and AI tools will effectively monitor traffic movement and act against violations. These cutting-edge cameras are being installed at 15 strategic locations throughout Mangaluru, to ensure comprehensive coverage of the city’s traffic network. The command and control centre, developed under the Smart City project, was implemented at a cost of Rs 14 crore in the first phase. Meanwhile, Rs 19 crore is being utilized in the second phase. The high-resolution cameras and radar are being installed at 15 junctions in the city. The poles have already been installed at Ballalbagh, Besant Junction, and Kodialbail for installing cameras and radar.
Read more: IN: Karnataka: Mangaluru: High-res cams, AI tools to monitor traffic violations
The promise of a Smart City is one that holds immense potential for urban development, technological innovation, and improved quality of life. However, in the case of Srinagar, this promise has been overshadowed by recent events that have revealed the glaring flaws in the implementation of the Smart City project. Srinagar has long struggled with infrastructural challenges exacerbated by its unique geography and climate.
The Smart City initiative was meant to address these challenges by leveraging technology to enhance various aspects of urban living, from efficient transportation systems to sustainable waste management practices. However, the recent inundation of roads and streets in the city following heavy rainfall has laid bare the inadequacies of the project.
Read more: IN: Jammu and Kashmir: Srinagar: Smart City - Challenges and Complexities
Korupolu discussed several key points during the podcast, focusing on the current state of urban planning policies and their implementation.
Ajitesh Korupolu, the founder and CEO of ASBL, emphasized the need for urban planning to prioritize the well-being and happiness of citizens. In a recent podcast, he asserted that cities should evolve with a “happiness-centric” approach to enhance residents’ quality of life.
Read more: IN: Telangana: Hyderabad: ASBL founder pushes for development of happy smart cities
If everything goes according to plan, over 350 electric buses will be pressed into service soon on the roads of Hubballi-Dharwad and Belagavi.
The North-Western Karnataka Road Transport Corporation (NWKRTC), in order to provide better and luxurious service to its commuters, has floated a tender to get 350 e-buses on a gross cost contract (GCC) model, which is getting closed.
Read more: IN: Karnataka: 350 e-buses for twin cities, Belagavi soon
On April 1 this year, in response to the writ petitions, the Judges of the Bombay High Court at Goa took upon themselves to visit Panjim city and check the ground reality and the extent of the pollution and problems that residents of Panjim are facing.
Referring to the report submitted by the Imagine Panaji Smart City Development Ltd (IPSCDL), the division bench, comprising Justice Mahesh S Sonak and Justice Valmiki SA Menezes, in its order pointed out that the State government had issued directions that all the oangoing Smart City works will be completed by May 31 this year and it has to be complied with. The IPSCDL had agreed to complete all the works by the end of this month.
Read more: IN: Goa: Is Panjim chasing an impossible ‘Smart City’ dream?