Gujarat police companions with indigenous app MapmyIndia for real-time site visitors alerts, highway security

To improve highway security and streamline site visitors administration throughout Gujarat, the State Traffic Branch has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with MapmyIndia (Mappls), India’s indigenous digital mapping and navigation platform.

The initiative follows instructions issued by Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi, who additionally holds Home portfolio, throughout a latest overview assembly beneath the ‘Har Ghar Swadeshi, Ghar Ghar Swadeshi’ marketing campaign, the place he urged all departments to prioritise indigenous technological options.

Acting on it, Director General of Police Vikas Sahay, the State Traffic Branch, formalised the settlement with Mappls to combine real-time site visitors intelligence into the broadly used navigation app, officers stated.

As a part of the collaboration, Mappls has launched enhanced citizen-centric options in its app. “Users will now obtain real-time site visitors advisory updates, masking black spots, accident-prone zones, and velocity limits, alongside common navigation. Critical inputs on black spots and accident zones, furnished by the State Traffic Branch, have been integrated into the app to assist drivers anticipate risk-prone stretches and train warning,” they stated.

Speed restrict knowledge has additionally been up to date to scale back overspeeding and forestall avoidable incidents, notably on poorly lit roads, officers stated.

Under the MoU, Gujarat Police will share each day, real-time site visitors updates with MapmyIndia. This consists of alerts on highway closures, deliberate development or restore work, in addition to site visitors diversions attributable to rallies and main public occasions. These updates will likely be immediately mirrored within the app, enabling customers to decide on various routes and keep away from delays.

To guarantee seamless data stream, police personnel throughout all districts have undergone coaching and have been added to devoted WhatsApp teams created particularly for real-time knowledge sharing with MapmyIndia. Officials stated the method of updating reside site visitors inputs has already begun.

Gujarat Police and MapmyIndia are collectively working to strengthen the accuracy and frequency of site visitors updates, with the aim of constructing each day journey safer, quicker, and extra handy for highway customers throughout the state, they stated.

Appealing to the general public, Gujarat police urged residents to obtain and use the Mappls app to remain knowledgeable about site visitors situations and contribute to smoother site visitors administration Statewide.