Traffic Police Enhance Monitoring with Technology

Kathmandu. The Kathmandu Valley Traffic Police Office has increased monitoring through the use of technology. The office has stated that it has intensified action by monitoring and taking action against vehicle drivers who violate rules using CCTV cameras and Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) systems.

According to the office, the number of drivers caught in action has increased significantly after increasing monitoring through technology. The office has taken action against a total of 38,778 drivers in one year, informed the office's spokesperson and Deputy Superintendent of Police Nareshraj Subedi.

"The camera also records whether the driver has worn a seatbelt, is using a mobile phone while driving, or is smoking," he said, "After confirming that the driver has violated traffic rules, we have taken action against the concerned driver according to the law."

According to traffic police, vehicle drivers who flee after violating rules on the road are identified through these cameras and are being fined and legally prosecuted. In addition, the ANPR camera monitors not only the vehicle's number plate but also the driver's activities.

According to the office's data, 15,954 drivers have been prosecuted with the help of ANPR cameras from Baishakh 2082 to Asar 20, 2083.

Similarly, during the same period, 22,824 drivers have been fined and prosecuted through CCTV camera monitoring. The head of the office and Senior Superintendent of Police Suresh Prasad Kafle said that modern technology has provided significant assistance in traffic management as well as accident investigation.

According to him, even if a vehicle driver causes an accident and flees, it has become easier to investigate and take action because the camera keeps a record of the number plates and details of vehicles passing through the relevant route.

He said, "Even if the driver of the vehicle causing the accident flees, we have been reaching the concerned vehicle owner based on the color, number plate, or other details of the vehicle and taking necessary legal action."