Nearly 100 ladies’ coaches in trains will soon have CCTV cameras and eight railway stations will have RO drinking water units. As per long-term action plan of Railway Ministry, the CCTVs are to be provided in the ladies compartments of 50 Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) rail cars and on 50 main line trains,
RO drinking facility will be put up on experimental basis at stations like Bhopal, Hazrat Nizamuddin, Patna and Tirupati.
In written replies to the lok Sabha, Minister of State Railway Manoj Sinha said the Ministry has advised a long-term and a short-term action plan for provision of CCTV cameras in ladies’ compartments and they would be installed based on technical specification being developed by Integrated Coach Factory at Chennai. Currently, 7,274 CCTV cameras are installed at 311 stations as part of the strengthened security system.
Sinha said security has been identified as one of the priority areas by railways for strengthening and upgradation. Steps initiated to strengthen security at stations include surveillance through CCTV cameras, access control at major stations, protection and guarding of platforms, yards and circulating areas and coordination with GRP and civil police authorities among others.
Sinha also informed the House that provision of ROs at eight stations -Bhopal, Dwarka, Gadag, Guwahati, Hazrat Nizamuddin, Madurai, Patna and Tirupati - will be installed. He also said that ministry conducts periodical check on quality of water at stations and in case of any deficiency, corrective action will be taken.