KOCHI: If all goes well, visitors to Kochi need not worry about being cheated or misled by taxi drivers any more. As part of a scheme to ensure the safety of commuters in the city, the district administration has come up with a scheme to install Global Positioning System (GPS) devices in all taxis operating within the city limits. “The GPS devices will be installed in autorickshaws, cars and other vehicles meant for hire. Initially, this will be done in 500 vehicles operating near the (Nedumbassery) airport and the railway stations. More vehicles will be included in the later stages,” said District Collector P I Sheik Pareeth. “Automated tracking system (ATS) will be used to monitor the vehicles. The project will be implemented with the help of the Motor Vehicles Department and the police,” he added. Currently available technology like security cameras with the traffic police and the like will also be utilised for the project. The ATS units will cost anywhere between `5,000 and `10,000, said Pareeth. Meanwhile, such a tracking system is already in place in some of the cab companies that provide services to Infopark employees in Kochi.
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