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Railways plan to install 12 lakh CCTV
cameras

he Indian Railways is pitching for the procurement of about
T12 lakh CCTV cameras to ensure state-of-the-art surveillance
systems in all 11,000 trains and stations across the country
The Railways will make a provision in the 2018-19 budget for
installing CCTV cameras in trains and all the 8,500 stations in
the Indian rail network, to provide safety and security at rail
premises.
As per the plan, while each coach will have eight CCTV
Railway launches SFOORTI cameras covering the entry gates, aisle and vestibules, all crucial
points at stations will have the systems.
application
he Ministry of Railways has launched Smart Freight
TOperation Optimisation & Real Time Information App
which provides features for monitoring and managing
freight business using Geographic Information System
(GIS) Views and Dashboard.
With this application, movement of freight trains
on Geographic Information System (GIS) view can be
tracked. Both passenger and freight trains can be tracked
over Zones/Divisions/ Sections in single GIS View. Freight
business can be monitored. Comparative Analysis of
Zonal/Divisional Traffic. Analysis of new traffic captured
and traffic lost. This app provides a Bird’s eye view of all
Freight Assets in a single window. Provides end to end
Rake movement on Geospatial view Expected Traffic at
Interchange points to evaluate daily performance can
be viewed.Performance of each zone and divisions with Bike Ambulances in Goa
respect to loading and utilization of freight assets can be oa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar recently launched 20
viewed. Sectional performance monitoring for sections, Gbike ambulances to deal with casualties in the tourism belt
divisions and zones shall help in traffic routing. Freight and other hot-spots. The two-wheeler ambulances, equipped
terminal and sidings can be better monitored to ensure with basic life-saving equipment and two oxygen cylinders will
better turnaround of rakes.
serve as rapid service at places where 108 ambulances (four-
wheeler) cannot reach.
Future cars can spot potholes on A total 100 bike ambulances will be introduced in the state
road- a report in next six month. Goa will be the second state after Karnataka
to launch such ambulances.
recent report from the UK says that cars of the
A future can be programmed to identify potholes
on motorways and automatically notify the company
to schedule repairs. The ‘Strategic Road Network Initial
Report’ focuses on the importance of proper maintenance
of the existing roads causing minimal disruption to users
and local communities. The report will be used to plan
the government’s next road investment strategy that is
scheduled to begin in 2020. The Department for Transport
also launched its consultation into Highways England’s
Initial Report that outlines eight aspirations for the next
road period.

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