# Prevent highway accidents using AI-assisted surveillance

- ID: P09-B-06#1
- Page: https://sollumseyalum.web.app/promise/p09-b-06-1 (Tamil: https://sollumseyalum.web.app/ta/promise/p09-b-06-1)
- Pillar: 9. World-Class Infrastructure
- Section: B. Modern Infrastructure
- Manifesto page: 80
- Stage: Said (Announced, with no money or order yet)
- Last recorded: 22 Sep 2026
- Data licence: CC BY-NC 4.0. Curated commitments, translations, evidence links and stage analysis compiled by Sollum Seyalum (https://sollumseyalum.web.app).

## Promised in the manifesto

Traffic irregularities and accidents on Tamil Nadu highways will be prevented through technological surveillance and AI-assisted speed control cameras in accident-prone areas.

## Where it stands

Announced on 22 Sep 2026. No budget mention or order recorded yet.

The government said it will install AI-based cameras on state highways.

**So far:** Installation of Anpr and AI-based cameras to detect speed and license plates

**Not yet seen:** The promise specifically mentions accident-prone areas, which are not detailed in the announcement.

_Summary written by AI from the documents below, with figures checked against them._

## Documents behind this

- 22 Sep 2026 · Press release · DIPR press release 22579: The government will install Anpr and AI-based cameras on state highways to detect vehicle speed and license plate numbers. ([Open the document (Press release)](https://dipr.tn.gov.in/dipr_api/v1/uploads/tn_govt_press_release/DIPR-P.R.No.718_-_Hon_ble_Public_Works_and_Sports_Development_Minister_Review_Meeting_Press_Release_-_Date.22.09.2026.pdf))

> Sources are government releases, budget papers and orders. They show what the government says it will do or has done. They are claims, not independent confirmation. "Nothing recorded" means nothing in our sources, not that nothing was done.