DGP PUNJAB VK BHAWRA INAUGURATES ROAD SAFETY & TRAFFIC RESEARCH CENTRE IN MOHALI
— FIRST OF ITS KIND RESEARCH CENTRE TO MEET THE FUTURISTIC CHALLENGES AND NEEDS OF MODERN TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT, SAYS DGP PUNJAB VK BHAWRA
— VARIABLE MESSAGE SIGNBOARDS INSTALLED AT BORDER ENTRY POINTS WILL GIVE REAL-TIME UPDATES TO TRAVELLERS ENTERING PUNJAB
CHANDIGARH,
With an aim to curb road accident fatalities using futuristic scientific tools of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab VK Bhawra on Tuesday inaugurated the state-of-the-art Punjab Road Safety and Traffic Research Centre at NRI Affairs Office of Punjab Police here in Mohali. The DGP was accompanied by ADGP Traffic AS Rai, Punjab Traffic Advisor Dr Navdeep Asija and SSP Mohali Vivek Sheel Soni.
The first-of-its-kind advanced multidisciplinary traffic research centre established by Punjab Government with the cost of Rs 2 crores has facilities including Artificial Intelligence, Geo-informatics, 3D mapping, drone surveys, Crash Investigation, accident reconstruction, Road Engineering, and Automotive Safety. The centre comprises Incubation Hub, Conference Room, and Library.
On the occasion, the DGP also released Punjab’s Annual Road Traffic and Accident Report -2020.
The DGP, while taking the round of the newly established research centre, has also inaugurated five Variable Message Signboards (VMS)— a digital signboard, which have been installed at the state border entry points including J&K, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, UT Chandigarh and Rajasthan to give real-time information and alerts on Traffic Congestion, Weather or to notify any advance or emergency information to the travellers coming to Punjab. More such VMS will be installed at all the border entry points soon, said the DGP.