Chitradurga: Police raised concerns about the poor quality of CCTV cameras installed on national highways during a road safety committee meeting held on Monday at the deputy commissioner’s office.“Vehicle numbers are not visible in the videos, and information about vehicles cannot be obtained during accidents,” the police stated. The meeting was chaired by DC T Venkatesh.Superintendent of police Ranjith Kumar Bandaru said, “Highway authority officials should install cameras at the locations we specify. Additionally, traffic signals in the city are not functioning properly and should be maintained by the city council.”DC Venkatesh mentioned that toll collection is being carried out as per the schedule for vehicles travelling on national highways. “However, in some places, roads are in very poor condition, and officials are not maintaining them properly,” he added.“On roads connecting national highways, state highways, district main roads, and rural roads within the district, necessary precautionary road safety measures should be taken at junctions and turns. At black spots, necessary road safety measures like signboards, humps, rumble strips, cat’s eyes, and blinkers should be installed,” he said.Expressing frustration towards the RTO, the DC stated that accidents occur at night due to tractors not having reflective stickers, making them invisible. RTO Bharat Kalasinge responded that there are a total of 25,205 tractors and 151 commercial tractors in the rural areas of the district. Tractors registered for agricultural use are also being used for commercial purposes. “They are being identified and action is being taken,” he added.
