The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) will soon set up advanced traffic signals at 155 junctions in addition to the existing 221 traffic signals in the city. Apart from this, about 100 pelican signals too are being set up in different areas. Bharath Electronics Limited (BEL) is currently entrusted with the task of operation and maintenance of 221 existing signals. This contract with BEL is expiring by this month-end. The GHMC Standing Committee has already approved the plans of setting up 155 traffic signals and 98 pelican signals at a cost of Rs 59 crore.
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Among the 98 pelican signals proposed, 28 are to be installed in Hyderabad, 39 in Cyberabad and 31 in the Rachakonda Police Commissionerate jurisdictions. The move to set up new traffic signals comes in the wake of traffic police and experts expressing dissatisfaction over the operations of the existing traffic signals. To this effect, a committee of senior officials, including those from traffic and GHMC, was formed to study the current traffic signals being used in Bengaluru and other metro cities and make recommendations.
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Further, the Hyderabad, Cyberabad and Rachakonda Police have appealed for the installation of new 200 traffic signals in addition to the existing 221 signals. Accordingly, the municipal corporation has floated tenders for roping in agencies to design, install, operate, and maintain the signals, besides upgrading the existing ones, a senior GHMC official said.
