Big Brother is watching you. Not yet all over the city, but at two important road junctions.
Concealed video cameras of the advanced digital type have been installed at the Coffee Board Junction where traffic from Raj Bhavan Road and General Post Office converge with those coming from Vidhana Soudha and High Court and those going towards Chowdaiah Road and Sankey Road and points beyond.
The other cameras have been installed on Airport Road opposite Manipal Hospital. Besides traffic flowing on either direction, some towards Marathahalli and Whitefield and the Outer Ring Road, vehicles are also allowed to take a turn here to enter the hospital. The traffic police have named this system Traffic Movement Surveillance Cameras, which help them monitor traffic flow or any hold-ups on a real time basis. Each camera will cost around Rs. 2 lakh and the traffic police have ordered 25 such cameras.
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