NHAI Launches Pilot of Telecom Alerts for Stray Cattle Hazards on Jaipur–Agra and Jaipur–Rewari Highways
The system sends location-based Flash SMS followed by a Hindi voice warning about 10 km before mapped risk zones with a 30-minute repeat block.
Overview
- The pilot is live during Road Safety Month 2026 to cut accidents linked to sudden cattle movement.
- Reliance Jio upgraded its platform to enable delivery of these alerts after an MoU with NHAI last month.
- Alerts are triggered from cattle‑prone stretches identified using historical accident data and field inputs.
- The warnings target conditions where visibility is poor, including fog, to give drivers time to slow down.
- NHAI will review pilot results to decide on expanding the system to other high‑risk highway sections.