Solar power is being utilized as the medium to run the first wireless road traffic technology in India. The Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) has developed this technology and it will aid in checking and regulating the traffic conditions.
WiTraC' has been created and designed in a way that its for pole mounting and does not need digging of roads. The system of installation runs on the solar panels which are really efficient and give it 72 hours of power back up. Telecom Minister, Mr Kapil Sibal has handed this project to private players for production and the cost of developing this system is approx INR 14.75 crore
WiTraC system gets the signal of lamps through wireless signals. It is a system created that can be operated independently and as well as a component of synchronized chain of controllers. The system also facilitates remote monitoring and management of signal plans, GPS or server based distributed time sync and has a pole mountable structure. It also can provide for camera to check traffic conditions which can be checked and monitored from a centralized control room.
WiTraC has been created under Intelligent Transportation System Endeavour (InTranSe) and has been intended specifically for Indian cities & traffic conditions. The venture been financed by the Department of Electronics & IT (DEITY) and Ministry of Communications & IT of India. According to specialists, the indigenous arrangement has been created at one-third the price as in comparison to its imported counterpart.
Trafitronics - the company in charge for marketing of the item has already set up the structure in Pune and it is likely to be launched pan India soon.
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