Overview

• Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha inaugurated the Vehicle Location and Tracking System in Agartala on July 2.
• VLTS units equipped with GPS and panic buttons will be fitted in buses and taxis to feed real-time location data and distress signals to a transport department control room.
• Sixteen basic life support ambulances have been handed over to state police and fire services to expedite the transport of road accident victims.
• The Good Samaritan benefit for civilians aiding crash survivors has been increased from Rs 5,000 to Rs 25,000 under Ministry of Road Transport and Highways guidelines.
• Authorities plan to install the tracking technology across all public transport vehicles within weeks as part of a wider effort to modernize road safety infrastructure.