Bangalore traffic police

Deployment of Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras, capable of identifying vehicles with pending fines even in the densest of city areas, are massively aiding the Bangalore Traffic Police’s (BTP) quest to catch traffic offenders. ANPRs can detect up to one lakh vehicles with pending cases. The East Division traffic police are using 12 ANPR cameras, while the West has deployed eight. Also Read | On getting its first ANPR camera earlier this week, Race Corse Road singled out 25 vehicles with pending cases on a single day, resulting in the recovery of Rs 19,900. “These cameras have been installed in Cubbon Road, High Grounds, Balekundri junction and other places,” said K M Shantharaju, DCP (Traffic) East. “We used to conduct drives to identify pending cases, but now the camera identifies them automatically.” How it works On identifying the vehicle with pending cases, the camera uses a software to transfer the details of the offender to the policeman stationed close by. The officer will stop the vehicle and collect the fine. In West Division, the cameras have been installed in prominent places like Malleswaram, Rajajinagar, and VV Puram. “The process requires same manpower, but the cameras make it more efficient. Even if 25 vehicles zip past the camera, it can accurately detect people with a history of violations,” said Kuldeep Kumar Jain, DCP (Traffic) West. A senior BTP official said the camera can be fine-tuned to read a specific set of numbers. “If we decide t...

Bangalore City Police Traffic Warden Organisation (BCPTWO) is a voluntary organisation and was formed in the year 1985 to assist the Bangalore City Traffic Police in various enforcement and regulation activities. Bangalore City Police Traffic Warden Organisation has been assisting the City Traffic Police effectively to manage unprecedented increase in vehicle population and the tremendous pressure on the traffic Police is shared by the Traffic Wardens since its inception. Commissioner of Police is the chief patron of the Traffic Warden Organisation. In the organisation, there are Doctors, Engineers, Advocates, Teachers, Bank Employees, Government employees, Business people, Industrialists, IT & BT professionals etc. They have voluntarily joined this organisation with a sole interest to serve the organisation and the public. These Traffic Wardens perform duties in their area twice in a week and few of them throughout the week and assist the Traffic Police. They also take part during special duties like Cricket match, Air show, Religious functions etc., and work day and night with traffic police.