The difference between boarding a train and a flight, entering a railway station and entering an airport has always been a huge one. There ...
The difference between boarding a train and a flight, entering a railway station and entering an airport has always been a huge one. There are certain formalities fixed at an airport which make it look more sophisticated than railway stations even though it does handle a lot of domestic traffic. First of them being, To Report Early before the departure of the Train.
The method is to be applied to several of the large and sensitive Railway Stations spreading across the country. The respected Director General of the Railway Protection Force (RPF), Arun Kumar, said about placing the Access Control System in the above-mentioned type of stations.
The Director-General also said, "Passengers will be advised to reach early because we will de random frisking, and there will be queues. Also, only genuine passengers will be allowed to enter the station and by plugging gaps- there will be some designated gates to enter the station".
A sigh of relief comes when he confirms that 'there would not be any fixed reporting time like in Airports'. The RPF have started their first trials at the Prayagraj/Allahabad station prior to the Kumbh Mela, which attracts a large number of crowds and hundreds of special trains.
Covering security measures and vigilance systems under the 'Nirbhaya Fund', around 202 Sensitive Railway Stations are planned to get the Integrated Security System(ISS) and another 983 stations to get able-functioning Close Circuit TeleVision, short for CCTV Camera vigilance. The 202 stations are of Metro Cities and State Capitals.
The whole investment for the installation of 1.2 million cameras to ensure the security access control to come under Rs 3,000 Crore. Some of these cameras to be installed inside the coaches as well. For better functioning, the cameras will be having a 'Video Analytics' feature to keep recordings of 30 days.
The areas which these cameras will be majorly placed are the Entry and Exit points, the Circulating Areas, Concourse, Platforms and even the Foot-over Bridges. According to statistics, there are about 8,500 Railway Stations all over the Indian Nation and only 394 of them under complete CCTV Surveillance and monitor.
An RPF Officer talking about this said, " An automatic vehicle scanner has been recommended for gates from where vehicles enter the station premises. For explosives detection, sniffer dogs and vapour detectors have also been recommended".
The method is to be applied to several of the large and sensitive Railway Stations spreading across the country. The respected Director General of the Railway Protection Force (RPF), Arun Kumar, said about placing the Access Control System in the above-mentioned type of stations.
The Director-General also said, "Passengers will be advised to reach early because we will de random frisking, and there will be queues. Also, only genuine passengers will be allowed to enter the station and by plugging gaps- there will be some designated gates to enter the station".
A sigh of relief comes when he confirms that 'there would not be any fixed reporting time like in Airports'. The RPF have started their first trials at the Prayagraj/Allahabad station prior to the Kumbh Mela, which attracts a large number of crowds and hundreds of special trains.
Covering security measures and vigilance systems under the 'Nirbhaya Fund', around 202 Sensitive Railway Stations are planned to get the Integrated Security System(ISS) and another 983 stations to get able-functioning Close Circuit TeleVision, short for CCTV Camera vigilance. The 202 stations are of Metro Cities and State Capitals.
The whole investment for the installation of 1.2 million cameras to ensure the security access control to come under Rs 3,000 Crore. Some of these cameras to be installed inside the coaches as well. For better functioning, the cameras will be having a 'Video Analytics' feature to keep recordings of 30 days.
The areas which these cameras will be majorly placed are the Entry and Exit points, the Circulating Areas, Concourse, Platforms and even the Foot-over Bridges. According to statistics, there are about 8,500 Railway Stations all over the Indian Nation and only 394 of them under complete CCTV Surveillance and monitor.
An RPF Officer talking about this said, " An automatic vehicle scanner has been recommended for gates from where vehicles enter the station premises. For explosives detection, sniffer dogs and vapour detectors have also been recommended".
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