But blatant violations of encroachment of footpaths, parking lots and erection of unauthorised auto-stands are rampant
Autos go scot-free despite overloading with passengers, using of music system and setting additional seats at the driver’s seat
Police target only two-wheelers without creating a smooth passage for their movement by removing encroachments on roads
Police and MCK officials were told to first remove encroachment of footpaths and illegal Auto-stands
KARIMNAGAR, JUNE 25, 2025: Traffic violations namely signal jumping, driving without helmet, over-speeding, triple riding, driving without wearing seatbelt on all roads in a small city like Karimnagar henceforth will not go unnoticed as the Karimnagar Commissionerate of Police are all set to commission several hundreds of high-tech traffic surveillance cameras newly installed in various parts of Karimnagar from June 27.
The new cameras will capture photographs and take video of each violation and send the same to the Integrated Command Control Centre at MCK in Karimnagar. The police officer sitting at the Centre will authenticate the visuals, which will lead to issuing an e-challan to the owner of the vehicle registered in the country.
Accordingly, Commissioner of Police Gaush Alam visited the integrated Command Control centre in MCK in Karimnagar town on Wednesday and reviewed the connectivity of the CCTV cameras with the Command control centre with the Municipal Commissioner Praful Desai.
Ironically, these high-tech traffic surveillance cameras were installed in Karimnagar town as part of the Smart City project. But, the authorities concerned are not focusing on illegal encroachment of footpaths, parking places, overloading of autos and illegal and unauthorised conversion of busy as ‘Auto Stands’ parking lots by the autowallahs.
People of Karimnagar town earnestly appeal to the police officials to first remove all encroachments on the roads, including footpaths, by the traders and other establishments. Besides, the police should focus on blatant violations of auto-wallahs who overload with passengers and use blaring music systems, causing a nuisance to the other road users.
The police officials were also urged to ensure that the shopping malls, hotels and others stop encroachment of roads. The auto menace had become a big nuisance in Karimnagar town. They openly occupy busy roads and erect ‘Auto Stand’ boards and causing traffic snarls and nuisance. But, the police focus solely only helmet rules violations by taking pictures and imposing e-challan. It is high time for the police to implement the traffic rules with integrity by removing encroachments, removing illegal Auto stands and clear traffic snarls.
Thanks to the inefficiency of the so-called leaders, the Karimnagar town had progressed in reverse with the unscientific execution of the Smart City works. They had converted the broad and wide roads into narrow ones by constructing footpaths and creating huge parking space, which had turned into free space for the traders to sell their products and cause nuisance. In future these road-siders traders would secure even permission from the court to sell on the roads as part the Hawkers rights and further create serious woes to the people of the Karimnagar town. It is time for the authorities to act firmly with a vision and remove all encroachments before it becomes in a big problem in Karimnagar town.
Total Cameras – 769 No’s
1) Surveillance Cameras – 335 No’s _ 110 Locations :
a) PTZ Cameras – 35 No’s
b) Fixed Cameras – 300 No’s
2) Traffic Enforcement Cameras _ 24 Junctions :
a) RLVD Cameras _ 85 No’s
b) ANPR Cameras _ 174 No’s
3) Speed Detection Cameras _ 60 No’s _10 Locations :
a) Evidence Cameras_20 No’s
b) ANPR Camers _ 40 No’s
4) Wrong Way Cameras_30 No’s_10 Locations :
a) Evidence Cameras _ 10 No’s
b) ANPR Cameras _ 20 No’s
5) ATCS Cameras _ 85 No’s _24 Junctions
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