iRASTE Telangana

Genesis of the project

The seed for iRASTE Telangana was sown when the iRASTE Nagpur team — having delivered excellent results with accident reduction on urban roads — understood the need for a similar solution for highways. After discussions with TGSRTC, and IT Dept of Telangana, the group decided to implement ADAS systems on 200 buses plying on 3 corridors — Hyderabad to Kodad, Hyderabad to Pullur, and Hyderabad to Adilabad. Gradually, we gathered partners to undertake activities under all four vectors.

Composition of the project team

CSIR-CRRI: Dr. S. Velmurugan, Dr. Ravi Shekhar, and Dr. Mukti Advani
INAI, IIIT Hyderabad: Varma S. Konala, Govind Krishnan, Prithvi Jonadda, Dev Singh Thakur, Aman Trehan
IIIT Hyderabad: Prof. C.V. Jawahar, Dr. Anbumani Subramanian
Intel India: Juby Jose
Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI): Dr. Shailaja Tetali, Dr. Srinivas Imandi, Nikitha D.

Journey and key milestones

Vector	Agent of change / Project Partner	Key activities	Milestones achieved
Vehicle Safety	iRASTE core team	Equipped 200 TSRTC buses with ADAS devices that give advance warning (alerts) to drivers to avoid road accidents	In the April 2023-March 2024 window, ADAS buses reported 40% lower accidents.
Infrastructure Safety	CRRI / GMR concessionaire	Analyzed Blackspots for all 3 corridors and Identified top 15 Blackspots (5 for each corridor). Ranked them by severity & generated Detailed Project Report (DPR) for 15 Blackspots including corrective actions.	Infrastructure improvements are in progress at 3 sites and Tender has been issued for 3 more on NH44.
Mobility Analysis	CRRI	Analyzed the alert data and road geometry to predict Greyspots (potential blackspots).	60 Greyspots identified and ranked by severity in 3 corridors (H’bad to Kodad, H’bad to Pullur, H’bad to Adilabad). These insights (greyspot list) have been shared with NHAI/GMR for corrective actions.
Awareness and Emergency Care	Indian Institute of Public Health-Hyderabad / Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) team	PHFI Team identified 10 locations near blackspots for training local people. Trained first responders from local areas around major blackspot locations on Active Bleeding Control (ABC) methods to enable them to provide first aid in case of road crash emergencies.	600+ Trystanders trained on ABC on NH-65 from Hyd – Kodad. 4 lives saved in past 3 months.

Key outcomes

In the April 2023-March 2024 window, ADAS buses reported 40% lower accidents
60 Greyspots were identified and ranked by severity in 3 corridors and insights have been shared with NHAI and GMR for corrective actions.
600+ Trystanders trained on ABC on NH-65 from Hyd – Kodad. The efforts of Good Samaritans trained through this program have saved 4 lives in the April-Jun 2023 window.