Nagpur’s roads are about to get smarter — and stricter. The much-anticipated Integrated Intelligent Traffic Management System (IITMS), powered by artificial intelligence, is set to go live across the city. A successful trial run at ten busy junctions, including Law College Square, has already proved the system’s effectiveness in real-time traffic rule enforcement.
Once fully operational, IITMS will monitor 171 junctions citywide. Its high-definition cameras and sensors detect helmetless riding, red-light jumping, overspeeding, lane-cutting, and even wrong-side driving within seconds. These violations are automatically cross-verified with vehicle details from the State Transport Department’s database — making manual policing nearly obsolete.
In a dramatic test, NMC engineers deliberately drove a vehicle on the wrong side at a sensor-enabled junction. The system flagged it in real-time, confirming its readiness.
More than just traffic enforcement, IITMS brings in adaptive signal control — reducing wait times by adjusting green signals based on crowd density. In hit-and-run cases, its vehicle and face recognition capabilities could identify culprits quickly, aiding police investigations.
One official said, “If lane-cutting is penalised, violations may surge — but roads will be safer.”
To boost public awareness, digital speed boards will soon come up, starting with the accident-prone Rameshwari–Omkar Nagar stretch.
The massive rollout — involving smart poles, cameras, motion detectors, and fiber optics — will be done in phases. Jointly managed by the NMC’s Command and Control Center and the Traffic Police, this is Nagpur’s boldest step yet toward disciplined, AI-driven traffic governance.
And yes — it might finally hold those unruly auto drivers at Rani Jhansi and Variety Square accountable.
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