Hyderabad, June 20 -- City police commissioner CV Anand, during a review meeting on Friday, June 20, said that 80 percent of the city's traffic signals are now operating in auto mode, helping ease traffic congestion.

The meeting highlighted issues and feats by the Hyderabad traffic police department over the last year. "Approximately 1600 new vehicles are added to the roads every day. Across the three commissionerates, a total of 91 lakh vehicles are on the roads daily," Anand said.

On the issue of traffic violations, the senior police officer claimed that by focusing on the quality of penalties over quantity, there has been an overall reduction in fines.

He also said the Hyderabad traffic department is monitoring vehicular movement wi...