Suraksha-Mitra project launched in Kerala

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Kerala State Transport Ministry has launched a vehicle monitoring system named 'Suraksha-Mitra Project'.

• What is the Suraksha-mitra  Project?

• Suraksha-Mitra Project is a vehicle monitoring system.

• It sends distress messages in case of any mishap.

• The system will send a distress message to the mobile phones of the owners in case of any untoward incident during the journey.

• The Motor Vehicles Department has started this project under the Nirbhaya scheme.

• How the system will work?

• A Vehicle Location Tracking Device (VLTD) will be fitted with the vehicles.

• If the vehicle is involved in an accident or if the driver over-speeds the vehicle, the owners will receive an SMS alert from VLTD.

• Alerts will be sent instantly through SMS and E-mail to the relevant number and email ID provided by the owners during the installation of the device.

• About Kerala State 

• Kerala is located at the south-west end of India. Travancore-Cochin state was formed on July 1, 1949 by merging the princely states of Travancore and Cochin.

• Under the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, the state of Kerala was formed on 1 November 1956 by joining Travancore-Cochin and Malabar.

• Kerala was known as Aranyaka in ancient times.

• It is the world's first Baby Friendly State recognized by UNICEF and World Health Organisation (WHO).

• Kerala is also known as 'God's own home'.

• Kerala accounts for 98% of the country's black pepper production. The rubber sector in Kerala is 83% of the country. There are plantations of tea, coffee, rubber, cardamom and spices here.

• Lake - Vembanad, Ashtamudi

• Festival - Onam is celebrated at the time of harvesting.

• Folk Dance - Kathakali

• Major tribes - Adyan, Irrawalan, Kamar, Kurman

• Capital - Thiruvananthapuram

• Sex Ratio -1084 (State with Highest Sex Ratio)

• Literacy -93.91% (Most literate state)