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Hyderabad Deploys Automation and Aerial Surveillance to Boost Urban Traffic Flow

A corporate-supported Traffic Marshal scheme is supplementing staff shortages as part of a tech-led strategy to ease congestion

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Overview

  • The city’s average vehicle speed has climbed to 24–25 kmph from 17–18 kmph over the past year following automation of 80% of traffic signals.
  • Hyderabad Traffic Police have installed 25 high-rise cameras on multistory buildings and deployed drones for real-time aerial monitoring.
  • Google is providing technical assistance beyond its Maps service to integrate data and enhance the traffic management system.
  • The Traffic Marshal initiative engages corporate-funded marshals and trained transgender assistants to address personnel shortages.
  • ‘Operation Rope’ is being deepened with scientific approaches while a focus on penalty quality has reduced overall traffic fines.