NEW DELHI: To control excessive speeding by buses and to get information on bus breakdowns and bus violations on the routes in real time, Delhi government’s transport department will create a dashboard on which such infractions can be monitored. The dashboard will also store data on frequent violators, breakdowns and speeding. The dashboard will be ready for use in around three months, timed for before the monsoons when there are more cases of bus breakdowns.Special commissioner (Transport) Shahzad Alam said, “At present, through GPS, we can check overspeeding of DTC and Cluster Scheme buses, but this largely depends on monitoring of the data. The dashboard technology, on the other hand, is based on data analytics. Through this, we will get a compiled list of excessive speeding details by DTC and Cluster Scheme buses.”Alam said the dashboard would be able to monitor and compile reports on the trips undertaken by the bus driver on the route and deviations from the route and schedule. “This will be connected with a system in the bus where real-time information, such as about a breakdown, can be accessed and monitored as in the case of a panic button,” he said.The transport ministry, top government officials and a team from Delhi transport department will be able to monitor this data on their computers. A government official at present manual monitoring is carried out through operators at the DTC command and control centre at Kashmere Gate. “The dashboard data analytics will reduce all information to automatic data compilation and generate reports, which will assist in effective monitoring of performance and regulations in DTC and Cluster buses,” Alam saidThe transport department can monitor buses lying idle on the road for long hours after a breakdown while also having those speeding in its radar. Breakdown and speeding are prime concerns on Delhi roads because these cause traffic jams and accidents.Data collected from various agencies by Delhi Traffic Police show that over 7,000 buses broke down on the public roads in 2021 and the figure almost doubled to 13,000 last year. This caused a lot of inconvenience to road users and motorists. Similarly, 110 people were injured in addition to the 39 killed in DTC bus accidents last year. Cluster buses were involved in 21 accidents that killed 22 people and injured 95 others.Delhi currently has around 7,000 buses under DTC and the Cluster Scheme. They ferry 33 lakh passengers every on average, which is more than the passengers that Delhi Metro carries. With so many people using buses for commuting every day, it is the most popular form of public transit in Delhi.
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