logo
Govt Buses To Get 360-Degree Cameras, Driver Monitoring Systems In THIS State

Govt Buses To Get 360-Degree Cameras, Driver Monitoring Systems In THIS State

India.com04-06-2025
Chennai: In a major initiative to enhance passenger safety and improve operational efficiency, the Tamil Nadu government has floated tenders worth Rs 17 crore to install advanced surveillance and driver monitoring systems in buses operated by State Transport Undertakings (STUs). The project is being executed through the Institute of Road Transport (IRT).
The move follows an announcement made by Transport and Electricity Minister S.S. Sivasankar during the debate on the Transport Department's demand for grants in the Assembly. According to tender notifications issued by the IRT, the government plans to equip 4,000 buses with 360-degree surveillance camera systems at an estimated cost of Rs 15 crore. In addition, a pilot project worth Rs 2 crore will introduce Driver Monitoring Systems (DMS) in 500 buses.
Each bus under the camera project will be fitted with four high-definition wide-angle cameras, providing a full panoramic view that helps eliminate blind spots. Priced at Rs 37,500 per unit, these cameras will come with features such as wide dynamic range (WDR), auto white balance, digital noise reduction, and infrared capability for low-light conditions. The systems will also support encrypted data transmission and comply with established data protection norms.
Minister Sivasankar had earlier informed the Assembly that the 360-degree surveillance systems will aid in detecting pedestrians, cyclists, and other vehicles that are often missed by conventional mirrors, especially in congested urban areas.
The real-time footage will also serve as valuable legal evidence in the event of road accidents.
The Driver Monitoring System (DMS) units, each costing Rs 40,000, will employ artificial intelligence and infrared sensors to monitor drivers for signs of fatigue, distraction, or drowsiness. These systems will track eye movements, head position, and posture, and provide real-time alerts to allow for immediate corrective action.
Additionally, each DMS unit will record behavioural data to support post-trip analysis and help plan training interventions for drivers.
The current rollout on 500 buses is a pilot phase, with the potential for a wider implementation depending on its effectiveness and feedback from transport authorities. This initiative marks a significant technological upgrade for Tamil Nadu's public transport system and is expected to improve both passenger safety and driver accountability across the fleet.
Orange background

Try Our AI Features

Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:

Comments

No comments yet...

Related Articles

Rajnath to inaugurate Controllers' Conference 2025
Rajnath to inaugurate Controllers' Conference 2025

United News of India

time26 minutes ago

  • United News of India

Rajnath to inaugurate Controllers' Conference 2025

New Delhi, July 6 (UNI) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will inaugurate the Controllers' Conference 2025 tomorrow, hosted by Defence Accounts Department (DAD). A flagship forum for policy dialogue, strategic review, and institutional innovation, the Controllers' Conference brings together top leadership from DAD, civil services, academia, think tanks, and stakeholders across the defence and finance sectors. It serves as a vital platform for evaluating challenges, initiating reform, and advancing the role of financial governance in defence preparedness, a Defence Ministry statement said. The theme of this year's conference, 'Transforming Financial Advice, Payment, Audit and Accounting through Defence Finance and Economics,' reflects a paradigm shift within the department repositioning DAD from a finance and accounts body to a future-ready institution focused on Defence Finance and Economics. This transformation, guided by the strategic vision articulated by the Defence Minister on October 1, last year, is internally driven, inclusive, and aligned with emerging national security imperatives. The transition is anchored in DAD's new mission statement and motto 'Alert, Agile, Adaptive' which will be formally released during the event. The conference from July 7 to 9, will feature eight high-level business sessions (Manan Satras), covering areas such as budget and accounts reform, internal audit restructuring, collaborative research, pricing innovation, and capacity building. These sessions will explore the evolving role of Integrated Financial Advisors (IFAs) in balancing fiscal prudence with strategic support for a competitive and self-reliant defence industry. Managing a defence budget of Rs 26.8 lakh crore, including Rs 1.7 lakh crore dedicated to pensions, DAD plays a pivotal role in payroll, pension disbursement, audit, procurement pricing, and strategic financial advice. Over the past year, the department has made significant strides in digital transformation. Since the last Controllers' Conference, DAD has conducted 206 outreach programmes and established over 200 service centres across India strengthening last-mile delivery and stakeholder engagement. Training and upskilling remain central to the transformation, with institutions like NADFM Pune and CENTRAD Delhi driving officer education in defence economics, data analytics, and digital resource management. DAD's audit functions are also evolving into advanced Management Information Systems (MIS) that provide early risk indicators, performance benchmarks, and decision-support frameworks. Aligned with the Defence Ministry's declaration of 2025 as the Year of Reform, the conference is expected to yield actionable outcomes that will fortify India's defence financial architecture—driven by Atmanirbhar Bharat, and committed to maximum governance with minimum government. The deliberations will lay a robust fiscal foundation to strengthen national defence capabilities and ensure that financial systems are agile, responsive, and strategically aligned with India's long-term security goals. UNI RBE ARN

Embrace transparency, tech and member-centric approach: Amit Shah urges cooperative sector
Embrace transparency, tech and member-centric approach: Amit Shah urges cooperative sector

Indian Express

time26 minutes ago

  • Indian Express

Embrace transparency, tech and member-centric approach: Amit Shah urges cooperative sector

Union Minister of Cooperation and Home Amit Shah on Sunday called upon the cooperative sector to follow three principles — transparency, acceptance of technology and prioritising a member's interest — to make the cooperative movement last. Shah made these remarks during an event to celebrate the fourth foundation day of the Ministry of Cooperation at Amul Dairy in Anand district. During the programme, Shah also launched several projects, including a cooperative of salt producers of Kutch district. Shah said, 'Today, all the cooperative leaders are present. It is my strong insistence to all of you that in the current Year of Cooperation, we should strongly follow three things on ground; transparency, acceptance of technology and to bring the member in core focus.' 'Until and unless there is no transparency, the cooperative movement cannot last long. In many countries, the movement has finished and when the reasons behind the same were studied, (it was found that) lack of transparency damaged the feeling of cooperation,' Shah asserted. He said, 'Wherever, technology has not been accepted, the cooperative movement hasn't survived competition. Even in the cooperatives, where a member's interest is not given supreme priority, (it) too gets finished.' Shah asked all the leaders to practice the three principles on ground and make it a 'work culture'. Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Union Government had on July 6, 2021 formed the Ministry of Cooperation and Shah was appointed its first minister. The Union Minister said that the 'feeling of cooperation has been prevalent in the country since the Vedic times'. And PM Modi, he added, 'gave it a legal status'. The minister said that four years ago, Modi laid the foundation of the Ministry of Cooperation with the mantra of 'Prosperity through Cooperation,' giving a new life to the cooperative system. The Cooperation Minister said that under PM Modi's leadership, the ministry has taken 60 initiatives. And all the initiatives are based on five Ps; 'People', 'PACS' (primary agriculture cooperative societies), 'Platform' (digital and national), 'Policy' and 'Prosperity'. Shah said, 'I am speaking from the land of Amul. At least 36 lakh women of Gujarat and 20 lakh (other) women of the country toil daily and collect milk. The annual turnover of the milk cooperative Amul will reach Rs 1 lakh crore next year, up from Rs 80,000 crore. And its profit will go to the bank accounts of these 56 lakh women.' During the occasion, a number of projects were launched such as Sardar Patel Dairy Federation Limited (SPCDF), a cooperative of salt producers of Kutch and several projects of Amul like a mozzarella cheese manufacturing facility, an ultra modern cheese warehouse and expansion of Amul chocolate plant Mogar. SPCDF is a dairy cooperative of Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF) registered under the Multi-State Cooperative Societies Act. It aims to bring together the village-level dairy cooperatives outside Gujarat under a unified federation, expanding the cooperative model nationally. The salt producers' cooperative has been formed by Sarhad Dairy in association with the Amul federation. Speaking on the new salt cooperative launched in Kutch district, Shah said, 'In coming days, I am confident that like Amul, it will be a strong cooperative model for our salt producing workers.' Shah also congratulated Sarhad Dairy Chairman Valamji Humbal for taking the initiative of setting up the salt cooperative. Shah also paid tributes to Syama Prasad Mookerjee on the occasion of his birth anniversary stating that Kashmir would never have become an integral part of India without Mookerjee. 'Mookerjee sacrificed his life for Kashmir, raising the slogan 'Ek desh mein do Vidhan, do Pradhan, aur Do Nishan nahi chalenge' (There can't be two Constitutions, two flags and two leaders in the same country),' he said. The Union Home Affairs Minister said the entire credit goes to Mookerjee and Swami Pranavananda for West Bengal becoming a part of India. 'Mookerjee (who was the then industry minister) resigned from Jawaharlal Nehru's Cabinet in protest against the policy of appeasement. The party, Jan Sangha, which he started with 10 members, has today become the world's largest political party, as the BJP, with a membership of 12 crore people,' Shah said.

SC administration asks Centre to take back official CJI residence occupied by DY Chandrachud
SC administration asks Centre to take back official CJI residence occupied by DY Chandrachud

Scroll.in

timean hour ago

  • Scroll.in

SC administration asks Centre to take back official CJI residence occupied by DY Chandrachud

The Supreme Court administration has written to the Centre seeking the vacation of the official residence of the chief justice of India, stating that former Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud has stayed beyond the permissible period, PTI reported on Sunday. In a July 1 communication to the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, the Supreme Court administration urged the Centre to take back possession of the residence on 5, Krishna Menon Marg in New Delhi, allotted to Chandrachud during his tenure as the chief justice, and return it to the court's housing pool. The administration said that the permission granted to the former chief justice of India to retain the accommodation expired on May 31 and that the six-month period allowed under the Supreme Court Judges Amendment Rules, 2022, had ended on May 10. As per Rule 3B of the amended 2022 rules, a retired chief justice can retain a Type VII bungalow – a lower grade than the Krishna Menon Marg bungalow – for up to six months after retirement. Chandrachud, who served as the 50th chief justice of India from November 2022 to November 2024, has remained in the official residence nearly eight months after leaving office. He said that the delay in vacating the house was due to his daughters' ' severe comorbidities and genetic conditions ', for which they are currently receiving treatment at AIIMS, the Hindustan Times reported. Chandrachud added that he had already been allotted a new house on rent by the government, but it was under renovation as it had remained shut for nearly two years. 'It is a matter of just few days and I will shift,' the Hindustan Times quoted him as saying. 'I have occupied the highest judicial office and am completely cognisant of my responsibilities.' In December, Chandrachud had written to his immediate successor, Justice Sanjiv Khanna, seeking permission to stay at the official residence until April 30. Khanna had approved the request and the housing ministry had allowed the extension with a nominal licence fee of Rs 5,000 per month. Later, Chandrachud verbally requested Khanna to extend his stay until May 31, PTI reported. The request was approved, but with the condition that no further extensions would be granted. In April, Chandrachud informed Khanna in writing that he was in the process of shortlisting an alternative accommodation suited to his daughters' needs and requested to stay on until June 30, the Hindustan Times reported. His two successors, Khanna and current Chief Justice BR Gavai chose not to move into the Krishna Menon Marg residence, opting instead to remain in their previously allotted homes.

DOWNLOAD THE APP

Get Started Now: Download the App

Ready to dive into a world of global content with local flavor? Download Daily8 app today from your preferred app store and start exploring.
app-storeplay-store