Odisha govt administration has decided to award those who saves life of road accident victims by taking them to hospitals immediately. Good Samaritans would be awarded on the concluding day of the road safety week to be held from January…
Does Bhubaneswar Need an Elevated Corridor (Fly over) from Raj bhavan to Nandankanan to reduce traffic?
To ease the mounting traffic congestion on the busy Raj Bhavan- Nandankanan square road, the state government plans an elevated corridor (fly over) over the 14-km route in the city. The 14-km stretch that connects some of the posh localities…
What’s up with Smart City projects? First one IT-enabled traffic system called Adaptive Traffic Signal Control System starting soon
The Bhubaneswar Smart City Limited (BSCL) has roped in a Gurgaon-based private firm to revamp the city’s traffic management. The move is the first pan-city development project under the Smart City Mission, The IT-enabled traffic system called Adaptive Traffic Signal…
During this festive season city Traffic Police generates revenue of Rs 37lakh from Fines
This festive season has ushered in a windfall for the city traffic police department. The month of October witnessed the festivals of Dussehra, Laxmi Puja and Diwali that brought forth the maximum traffic violations, and in turn raked in a…
Ame Prahari : The Mobile App from Transport Department catching traffic violators via citizens
Ame Prahari (we the custodians), a newly launched mobile application of the state transport department, seems to be yielding result with the department getting flooded with photographs and video evidence against people violating traffic rules. Most of the sendors are…
Now College Students Can Volunteer their time for Traffic Management in City
In a bid to smoothen the growing traffic problem in the twin cities of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack, Odisha government today decided to use college and University students as volunteers in managing traffic. A proposal on the Student Traffic Volunteer Scheme was…
Odisha suspends driving license of 3276 persons in drunken driving cases
As many as 4,794 cases of drunken driving have been detected in Odisha by May-end this year and driving licences of 3,276 persons suspended in this connection, an official said on Wednesday. Holding a review meeting here, Development Commissioner R.…
Now pay your traffic fines using Credit Cards : Bhubaneswar police to implement e-Challan
Bhubaneswar police will soon procure devices to collect penalty for traffic rule violation through debit and credit cards. “We will shortly introduce e-challan system in our traffic system. The police headquarters recently floated tender to procure the devices,” commissioner of police…
Odisha Police thinking about using Drones for surveilance of traffic flow and Crowd
Times of India Writes : Odisha Police may soon start using drones or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) to keep a watch on traffic movements and crowd during large gatherings from the sky. These auto-pilot drones loaded with global positioning system…
No Helmet No Petrol to be implemented now in all over Odisha
Odisha will now enforce traffic rules the hard way. The government has asked the police to ensure No Helmet No Petrol a public movement is adhered by petrol pumps across the state. The suggestion of a campaign was given by…