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The Hindu
4 days ago
- Politics
- The Hindu
MPs from State working for AMNS instead of VSP: CPI(M)
Criticising the TDP MPs, including M. Sribharat, from Andhra Pradesh, for meeting Union Steel Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy on behalf of Arcelor & Mittal-Nippon Steel (AMNS) , instead of the Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited-Visakhapatnam Steel Plant, the CPI(M) Visakhapatnam Committee leaders staged a protest at the Gandhi statue on Tuesday. 'It is surprising that these MPs are working in favour of a private steel company instead of fighting for the VSP, a PSU that has been struggling for decades without proper captive mines, even after the disinvestment proposal announcement was made by the Centre,' said CPI(M) Visakhapatnam district secretary M. Jaggunaidu. The Centre has provided captive mines to all government and private steel plants except the VSP, resulting in the cost of production, he said. 'A total of 67 Communist, Independent MPs and MLAs had resigned in the past to get RINL-VSP locally, but these elected representatives of the NDA government are trying to destabilise the VSP with their conspiratorial thoughts and actions,' he said. The CPI(M)district executive committee members B. Jagan, V. Krishna Rao, R. K. S. V. Kumar, P. Mani, M. Subba Rao, USN Raju, Y. Raju, GVN Chalapathi, G. Apparao and P. Venkata Reddy participated in the protest.
The Hindu
05-07-2025
- Automotive
- The Hindu
AI-driven innovations to soon streamline traffic management system in Vizag
VISAKHAPATNAM The city may soon see a major transformation of its traffic management system with Artificial Intelligence (AI) driven innovations aimed at easing congestion and improving road safety. The Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC) has initiated steps to implement AI-powered traffic management solutions. Several IT firms including Metafusion (Noida), NEC, Data Corp (Bengaluru), CMS Computers (Mumbai), and Brihaspati Technologies (Hyderabad) have already conducted pilot projects in the city. The firms presented proposals to MP M. Sribharat, District Collector M. Harendhira Prasad, City Police Commissioner Shankhabratha Bagchi, and GVMC Commissioner Ketan Garg during a meeting held on July 4. Speaking about the initiative, GVMC Commissioner Ketan Garg emphasised the need for advanced systems to effectively regulate growing traffic demands. 'AI-based traffic management systems are essential to streamline traffic flow and enhance enforcement,' he said. The proposed system will automatically detect and penalise traffic violations such as over-speeding, riding without helmets, jumping red lights, illegal parking, and wrong-side driving. Violators will be issued challans in real time through automated monitoring, he said. 'Facial recognition technology is also expected to be introduced. This will enable law enforcement to identify individuals with criminal records or suspicious behaviour and alert relevant police stations through the Command and Control Centre,' he added. Another major component of the plan is the synchronisation of traffic signals at key junctions. The upgraded signal system will adapt dynamically to traffic volumes, reducing wait times and minimising congestion during peak hours. With rapid development across the city, Visakhapatnam has seen a sharp increase in vehicular population. According to traffic police records, the city now has over 15 lakh vehicles, nearly 75% of which are two-wheelers and that number continues to grow by around 40,000 vehicles annually.
