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Autorickshaw meters fitted with GPS devices from mid 2014
Posted on: 04/Dec/2013 12:07:29 PM
A 13-member committee was set up comprising officials of the transportation commissioner, Elcot (Electronics Corporation of Tamil Nadu), the finance department, traffic police, controller of weights and measures and professors from Anna University and IIT-Madras to look into the feasibility of installing GPS meters in autorickshaws.
Now the transport department has sent the technical specifications for autorickshaw meters fitted with GPS devices, for government approval. These meters are expected to be distributed to autorickshaw drivers by mid-2014.
The new meters will be tamper-proof, and will be able to store data. With the GPS, the exact location of the autorickshaw can be identified at any time. Besides, the meters will have panic buttons for the benefit of women passengers, as well as a printer for receipts.
Once the government gives the green signal, the transportation department will float tenders to select a company which will distribute the materials. The devices will be sent to all regional transport offices (RTO) and camps will be held in their respective jurisdictions to distribute them to auto drivers.
A control room, set up to monitor the movement of the autorickshaws with GPS meters, is expected to be jointly monitored by the transportation department and the traffic police.
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