M VidyaSagar, NHAI Project Director

With a surge recorded in the no. of road fatalities on national highways (NH), the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) is contemplating installing CCTV cameras every 2 km on the entire 230-km area passing through Krishna district, said M Vidyasagar, NHAI project director.

Speaking to TNIE on Saturday, Vidyasagar said that NH-16 and NH-65 pass through Vijayawada city, while one more 4-lane highway runs between Vijayawada and Machilipatnam.

“We are anticipating installing CCTV cameras every 2 km on the area to strengthen the monitoring system and track the condition of the vehicles. This will help to identify those involved in accidents in any stretch. The system not only helps to identify the vehicular movement but also provides extensive medical support in case of emergency,” he added.

At present, the CCTV cameras are already installed at 24 locations on the 64.6 km area between Vijayawada and Machilipatnam. The number of CCTVs will be increased gradually on the stretch.

Proposals are also under consideration to provide a similar facility on the 6-lane road, which is being developed between Vijayawada-Gundugolanu (78 km), and other routes where CCTV cameras are likely to come upon the NH stretches to include the 49-km area between Vijayawada-Nandigama and 37.9-km area between Chendragudem-Tiruvuru.