India, June 9 -- Striving for faster movement of ambulances and fire tenders through Delhi roads, the traffic police is implementing an AI-based traffic management and route-mapping system to ensure quicker movement of emergency vehicles during crises, officials said on Monday.

The initiative comes in the wake of several emergencies, especially a recent hotel fire in Malviya Nagar, in which 22 people were killed. Some locals had alleged that traffic congestion delayed the arrival of fire tenders at the spot.

"Traffic teams monitor live footage of thousands of CCTV cameras. Besides that, our AI-based traffic management system will give us a clear picture of high traffic zones. In any emergency, in the high traffic zones, our systems will...