Traffic Signals in the national capital to get smarter.

Looks like the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Delhi Traffic Police have finally realized how badly the current roads and traffic signals are in need of major reforms.
The traffic signal system is undergoing a major sprucing up for the Commonwealth Games 2010. Delhi would soon see smart traffic signals doing more than just switching colours.

The Ministry of Home affairs has given a nod to the installation of the INTELLIGENT TRAFFIC SIGNAL (ITS) system in Delhi. The system would cover 302 intersections. The intersections en route to the venues of the Commonwealth games would be given priority and completed by 2010.
The system, as the name suggests, is intelligent enough. These traffic signals are well-equipped to monitor the flow of traffic and alter the stoppage time accordingly. Another very important benefit of these (probably to the traffic police and not to the general public) would be that vehicles flouting traffic norms can be detected by them automatically. This happens by way of an Automatic Number Plate Recognizer which directly reads the number plate of the vehicle and sends it to a machine in the control room which issues challan slips. A camera sends real time footage from the intersection to a control room.

The traffic police would now, with the help of a yet to be appointed consultant, finalize on the technology to be used in the capital. Also, the consultant would help the traffic police in the tendering process. The Ministry of Home affairs has directed the appointment of a world-renowned firm to undertake the process of installing the Intelligent Traffic Signal system in the national capital.