- AI technology also used in traffic
Bhopal: The Urban Development and Housing Department is working on a plan to make Indore a signal-less city. Its objective is to operate traffic seamlessly in the city. Initiatives like fly-overs, by-lanes, underpasses and intelligent traffic management systems are being implemented under the scheme. On completion of the scheme, the travel time of citizens in Indore city will be reduced and traffic will be smooth. The signal-less scheme will help to facilitate the rapidly growing urban traffic and reduce travel time.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is also being used to make traffic management more smart and efficient. This technology will also reduce accidents.
Urban Public Transport
The department is operating 1330 buses on urban routes in the urban areas of the state. With a view to keeping the environment clean in urban areas, a proposal for 552 e-buses in PM e-bus service has been sent to the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs. Estimates for bus depot infrastructure have been approved for Bhopal, Indore, Jabalpur, Ujjain and Sagar. Along with this, estimates for charging infrastructure have been approved for Bhopal, Jabalpur, Ujjain and Sagar. To promote the operation of electric vehicles in 3 cities of the state, Bhopal, Indore and Jabalpur, the work of developing 217 e-charging infrastructure is being done by the department.
