Indian Railways to Install CCTV in All Coaches After Pilot Success
This new system will provide 360-degree coverage to deter and detect miscreants, including organised gangs to monitor unsuspecting passengers.
Indian Railways to Install CCTV in All Coaches After Pilot Success
The Ministry of Railways has announced to install a CCTV cameras in all passenger coaches and locomotives across the country with an aim to strengthen passenger safety and security.
This comes amid the positive results of pilot projects where CCTV systems were successfully tested on the selected trains.
Indian Railways has approved to install CCTV cameras in all 74,000 coaches and 15,000 locomotives following a high-level review meeting chaired by Union Minister for Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw and Minister of State for Railways Ravneet Singh Bittu on July 12. The meeting was attended by senior officials of the Railway Board.
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Each passenger coach according to the plan will be equipped with four dome-type CCTV cameras, strategically placed, two at each entrance, to monitor common movement areas while preserving passenger privacy.
Six CCTV cameras will be equipped in each locomotive, one each at the front, rear, and both sides, along with a dome camera and two desk-mounted microphones in each cab.
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This new system will provide 360-degree coverage to deter and detect miscreants, including organised gangs to monitor unsuspecting passengers.
The Railway Minister has issued guidelines that all surveillance equipment should have good quality standards which includes STQC certification and emphasizes on ensuring a high-resolution footage even at speeds exceeding 100 kmph and in low-light conditions.
Further, officials were encouraged to explore integrating artificial intelligence with the CCTV network in line with the IndiaAI mission, to enhance monitoring and safety capabilities. The cameras will not be installed inside private compartments or seating areas but only in the common corridors near the doors.
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