CAG Report No. 11 of 2025 — Implementation of Smart City Mission, Government of Karnataka

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emergency services, increase traffic signal efficiency, improved journey time
reliability etc. The deficiencies in implementation of the system are brought out
in succeeding paragraphs:
4.7.2.1 Usage of outdated technology cameras
The scope of ICCC Phase-II project in MSCL included supply, installation, and
commissioning of Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) system
covering ANPR cameras, evidence cameras, speed sensors etc., along with
applications/solutions including operation and maintenance for five years. In
(March 2021), the Police Commissioner, Mangaluru noted that the CCTV
cameras installed under ICCC Phase I were of outdated technology, typically
used in homes and commercial establishments. The Global shutter Speed LPC
camera was a better option than the ANPR bullet camera and proposed their
usage under the Mission. However, on scrutiny of RFP of ICCC Phase-II, Audit
observed that the specifications suggested by the Police Commissioner,
Mangaluru were not incorporated in the RFP as on date (June-2024).
The State Government replied (April 2025) that the ANPR cameras were
purchased and installed. The system has been fully verified by the Police
department and post provisioning of online payment the system will be made
live.
The reply is not acceptable as it fails to incorporate the specification
recommended by the Police Commissioner, specifically the global shutter speed
for the LPC camera. This oversight further confirms that the ANPR cameras,
despite installation, has not been utilized, thereby undermining the intended
purpose of the project.
4.7.2.2 Procurement of RADAR based ATCS solution in violation of
Technical Committee recommendations
The contract with MSI for ICCC project in SSCL included implementing
Adaptive Traffic Control System (ATCS)32 as part of its Intelligent Traffic
Management Solution. In this regard, the following audit observations were
made:
• The Technical Committee, KUIDFC directed (December 2019) that
thermal camera-based vehicle detector be used for ATCS. SSCL agreed
(December 2019) to adopt thermal camera-based solution for ATCS and
RADAR based solution for the Speed Violation Detection System.
However, in the final RFP choice was given either for RADAR based or
thermal based system in contravention to the direction of the Technical
Committee.
• Based on the RFP, the MSI of the ICCC project proposed a RADAR based
solution for ATCS.
• Camera based sensors were economical in comparison to RADAR based
sensors. Audit compared the cost of camera based ATCS solution
32 ATCS is a traffic management strategy in which traffic signal timing changes based on the
actual traffic demand.