Smart lighting system on National Highways will prevent accidents: Highways to become smart with CCMS technology; 4500 km long network in Madhya Pradesh will benefit.

The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is set to make street lighting monitoring on national highways and expressways across the country smarter. To achieve this, a Centralized Control and Monitoring System (CCMS) is being implemented. In the new system, an alert will be sent directly to the control room as soon as a light fails, along with its location. This will also benefit Madhya Pradesh's approximately 4500 kilometers long national highway network. The state has around 8