Security apparatus being ramped up at Mysuru rly. station

Security apparatus is being ramped up at the Mysuru railway station with the set up of IP-based Video Surveillance System (VSS) by means of Rail Tel, giving a significant increase to security and safety of passengers, particularly ladies and youngsters.

This is a part of a nationwide mission being taken by the Indian Railways and can cowl main railway stations throughout the nation. The work is in progress at Gadag and Vijayapura aside from Mysuru. Under SWR, the mission has been put in at Shivamogga, Hassan, Davanagere, Bangarpet, Kengeri, Bengaluru Cantonment, Satya Sai Prashanti Nilayam, Hubballi, Vasco da Gama, Hosapete, Belagavi and Ballari stations.

According to authorities within the South Western Railways, the mission covers A1, A, B, C, D and E class railway stations. Indian Railways signed a MoU with RailTel in June final yr for set up of CCTV at stations. But a revised tender was floated in May 2021 after revision of specs to handle nationwide safety considerations and promote home manufacturing.

The authorities stated these CCTVs are being networked on optical fibre cable and the video feed of the CCTV cameras shall be displayed not solely at native RPF posts but additionally at a centralised CCTV management room at divisional and zonal degree. The new association offers for monitoring of CCTV cameras of stations and video feeds at 3 ranges to make sure enhanced security and safety at railway premises.

The SWR stated RailTel has accomplished work of setting up centralised management room at 14 zonal railways and the room shows video feeds from CCTV put in by RailTel at stations of respective zones. The authorities stated a Network Management System (NMS) has been additionally been offered for monitoring of cameras, server, UPS and switches which might be seen from any internet browser by authorised personnel.

In all, 4 varieties of IP cameras – Dome sort, bullet sorts, Pan Tilt Zoom sort, and Ultra HD- 4k – are being put in to make sure most protection on the railway premises. This will give an additional edge to the RPF officers to enhance safety. The recording of the video feeds kind CCTV cameras shall be saved for 30 days, in accordance with the authorities.

Underlining the advantages of the brand new system, the authorities stated the built-in command and management centre and IP based mostly Surveillance System is not going to solely assist in offering higher safety to passengers and stop prison actions, however will even allow fast and coordinated response for crowd administration and management. While 813 railway stations have already got the system, the work is in progress throughout 47 different stations.