<p>High-resolution cameras installed on aerostat balloons will capture real-time images and relay them to the police. <br /><br />High-resolution PTZ-pan, tilt and zoom-cameras will be installed on the balloons filled with helium gas, Joint Commissioner of Police (Traffic) S N Shrivastava told Deccan Herald here on Friday. <br /><br />While the traffic constable manning a road cannot monitor the entire stretch from one point, camera-equipped balloons will be extremely helpful as they are the best option for viewing large areas, according to Shrivastava. <br /><br />Trials of the instruments were held at two places – India Gate and Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium – and the results were found to be successful. If the method proves helpful, police may permanently use it during other important events in the city. <br /><br />In view of the Commonwealth Games – to be held in October, 2010 – the police have already started identifying traffic bottleneck areas where the equipment can be installed. <br />Delhi is infamous for its traffic bottlenecks as the number of vehicles plying on the clogged city roads has crossed 58 lakh. In addition, there are more than a lakh vehicles coming from neighbouring states into the city everyday. <br /><br />With at least 1,000 new vehicles getting registered daily, the traffic police are grappling for a solution. <br /><br /></p>
<p>High-resolution cameras installed on aerostat balloons will capture real-time images and relay them to the police. <br /><br />High-resolution PTZ-pan, tilt and zoom-cameras will be installed on the balloons filled with helium gas, Joint Commissioner of Police (Traffic) S N Shrivastava told Deccan Herald here on Friday. <br /><br />While the traffic constable manning a road cannot monitor the entire stretch from one point, camera-equipped balloons will be extremely helpful as they are the best option for viewing large areas, according to Shrivastava. <br /><br />Trials of the instruments were held at two places – India Gate and Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium – and the results were found to be successful. If the method proves helpful, police may permanently use it during other important events in the city. <br /><br />In view of the Commonwealth Games – to be held in October, 2010 – the police have already started identifying traffic bottleneck areas where the equipment can be installed. <br />Delhi is infamous for its traffic bottlenecks as the number of vehicles plying on the clogged city roads has crossed 58 lakh. In addition, there are more than a lakh vehicles coming from neighbouring states into the city everyday. <br /><br />With at least 1,000 new vehicles getting registered daily, the traffic police are grappling for a solution. <br /><br /></p>
