Speed up installation of CCTVs on e-way: HC

Bombay High Court (HC) directed the state government Friday to expedite installation of CCTV cameras on Mumbai-Pune Expressway and ensure heavy vehicles without indicators do not ply on the road.

Hearing a PIL seeking ambulances and quick medical aid,a division bench of justices A M Khanwilkar and A P Bhangale asked the government and Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) to improve surveillance on the expressway that has witnessed several accidents.

Expedite the proposal and get it (CCTV) installed. This will reduce workload on police, justice Khanwilkar said.

Advocate general Darius Khambata told High Court an MSRDC proposal seeking Rs 37 crore to install CCTVs would be submitted to the government soon.

The plan is to install fewer cameras with high range to cover the entire expressway.

The main control room in Lonavla will do the monitoring, he said.

After it was brought to its notice that a majority of accidents on the expressway involved heavy vehicles plying without proper indicators,High Court asked the government to appoint dedicated officers at toll booths to check indicators of vehicles.

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In case a vehicle does not have proper indicators,do not let it ply on the expressway, the court said.

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