The Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO) of Western Railways said on Friday that Western Railways is installing 2,729 cameras with 4K expertise in all 30 stations in the suburban community of Mumbai from Virar to Churchgate. While chatting with ANI, Sumit Thakur of Western Railways CPRO mentioned that of the 2,729 cameras, 450 have facial recognition technology, which can be used mainly at the entrance and exit of the station. “Under the built-in surveillance system, 2,729 high-resolution cameras worth Rs 600 crore were installed at 30 sites in the local community of practice in Mumbai.

The tilt angles of these cameras range from 180 to 270 levels, which can help in a 360-level space. , Leaving no blind spots. In principle, these cameras will help us control the crowds, any abandoned objects or trespassing in the station,” he admitted. “The information collected from these cameras can be transmitted to 12 monitoring stations through the IP community, and can be additionally forwarded to a unified management command. Through these, all 30 stations can be digitally present,” he added. When talking about cameras with facial recognition expertise, CPRO mentioned: “If the camera recognizes that a person’s face is stored in our database, it can immediately send an alert to the relevant authorities. Popularity will pass through any part of the face , Such as the retina or eyebrows.” When discussing the surveillance system of the camera, CPRO mentioned that the camera can establish a multi-layer surveillance community, and the information collected by the camera can be stored for 30 days.

“These cameras are a step towards comprehensive surveillance because the safety of commuters is of utmost importance to us,” he said.

News Source : Odisha Expo