Tri-commissionerate records over 4.3 lakh wrong-side driving violations in first quarter
The Hindu
Tri-commissionerate records over 4.3 lakh wrong-side driving violations in first quarter
In a bid to rein in wrong-side driving, a major contributor to both traffic chaos and road accidents, Hyderabad will soon have Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras across key hotspots in the city.
Following the model implemented by the Cyberabad traffic police, which installed ANPR cameras at 124 locations prone to frequent wrong lane driving last year, Hyderabad traffic officials are now identifying similar hotspots.
“We are mapping areas with recurring violations to install ANPR cameras that will automatically detect violations and generate challans,” Hyderabad Joint Commissioner (Traffic) D. Joel Davis confirmed.
According to the official, wrong-side driving remains one of the most pressing challenges on Hyderabad’s roads today, contributing significantly to both traffic congestion and road safety risks.
“It doesn’t just endanger the violator — it puts innocent commuters at risk and narrows the available carriageway, often leading to congestion and, in some cases, complete gridlocks,” he explained.
As traffic bottlenecks and accident rates continue to rise, the traffic police have ramped up enforcement efforts across the city. In just the first quarter of 2025, the tri-commissionerates recorded and penalised a staggering 4.33 lakh wrong-side driving cases.
Cyberabad led the charts with over 2.17 lakh cases, driven largely by violations in the high-density IT corridor. Hyderabad followed with over 1.62 lakh cases, while Rachakonda reported 53,824 violations.
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