Srinagar, July 30: The Motor Vehicles Depart-ment (MVD), J&K, has flagged serious short comingsinthefunction-ing of the Intelligent Traffic Management System (ITMS) in Sri-nagar, revealing that 12 out of 15 inspected traffic signal junctions are non-functional, severely impactingtraf-fic management and enforcement across the city. Only TRC Junction, Zind Shah Masjid (Rain-awari) and Mumta Chowk were found operational. Speaking to Rising Kashmir, an official from the Motor Vehicles Department said the inspection was carriedout to assess the present status of traffic signal infrastructure and identify gaps in the operationalisation of the ITMS. The report recom-mends the immediate restoration of all non-functional traffic signals, a comprehensive technical audit of all ITMS junctions, and inspection of ANPR, RLVD, CCTV/PTZ cam-eras, communication systems and other as-sociated equipment. The department has further recommended the development of an automated mechanism to identify vehicles operating with expired or invalid statutory documents, besides establishing a live dash-board to monitor the operational status of traffic junctions across Srinagar