Union Minister of Railways Ashwini Vaishnav said, "We need to rapidly integrate new technology into railways, especially in rolling stock, construction, security, cyber security, or situations where there is human interface.”
RailTel, has been entrusted with the implementation of an important project of Indian Railways, in which the work of installation of Video Surveillance System (VSS) (Network of CCTV Cameras) at Railway Stations has been initiated in which a total of 756 major railway stations of Indian Railways will be covered.
A total of 15 railway stations of West Central Railway will also be included in this. This work is likely to be completed by January 2023. The work of remaining stations will be covered at the time of implementation of Phase-II.
The stations of West Central Railway include Bina, Rani Kamlapati, Hoshangabad, Vidisha, Pipariya, Jabalpur, Katni, Maihar, Satna, Rewa, Damoh and Sagar of Jabalpur division and Bharatpur, Sawai Madhopur and Kota railway stations of Kota division. has gone.
Passenger safety is one of the major focus areas of the Ministry of Railways. In order to enhance security at railway stations, Indian Railways is in the process of installing Internet Protocol (IP) based Video Surveillance System (VSS) at stations including waiting rooms, reservation counters, parking areas, main entry/ exit, platforms, foot overs. Bridge, booking office etc. will be included.
Ministry of Railways has approved works for Video Surveillance System at major stations of Indian Railways under Nirbhaya Fund.
Aruna Singh, CMD, RailTel assured that with the appointment of executing agencies, the implementation of the project will accelerate. The most modern software and hardware will be used in this project.