Nagpur: Every vehicle traveling from Nagpur to Mumbai on the 701-kilometer Samruddhi Mahamarg will soon be under constant camera surveillance. The state government has begun installing 1,500 high-definition CCTV cameras along the expressway to improve safety, monitor traffic, and enable faster emergency response.
The Nagpur–Mumbai Samruddhi Mahamarg, one of Maharashtra’s most ambitious infrastructure projects, has become a gamechanger for the state’s transport network. However, with the rise in vehicle traffic — particularly between Nagpur, Jalna, Shirdi, Nashik, and Thane — there has also been a noticeable increase in road accidents, often caused by overspeeding on the smooth, obstruction-free highway.
To curb such incidents and ensure real-time monitoring, the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) has awarded the project to a Delhi-based NCC company, which will install AI-powered, solar-operated CCTV cameras capable of capturing movement across a one-kilometer range — 500 meters in each direction.
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The new system goes beyond standard speed detection. The cameras will instantly relay accident locations to control rooms through GPS-linked AI systems. This will allow emergency teams to reach crash sites faster, addressing a long-standing problem where stranded drivers struggled to communicate their location due to the absence of nearby villages or landmarks.
Each district along the Samruddhi corridor will have its own monitoring center, connected to a central control room in Mumbai. These local centers will operate using artificial intelligence (AI) to automatically flag speeding, wrong-lane driving, or stalled vehicles.
Features of the New System
- 1,500 AI-integrated CCTV cameras across the entire 701 km route
- Solar-powered units for uninterrupted operation, even in remote stretches
- 500 meters straight-line and 200 meters lateral coverage per camera
- District-level monitoring centers connected to a central Mumbai command room
- Real-time alerts for accidents, thefts, and vehicle breakdowns
- Integration with RTO and police patrol units for night-time monitoring
Officials said the system represents a new era of highway safety in Maharashtra. With more than three lakh vehicles — from private cars to heavy trucks — using the expressway each month, authorities hope the advanced surveillance will drastically reduce response times and improve road discipline.
The Samruddhi Mahamarg is now set to become India’s first fully AI-monitored expressway, ensuring that no vehicle, incident, or crime goes unnoticed between Nagpur and Mumbai.
