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Begumpet Railway Station gets high-tech surveillance
Begumpet Railway Station is now equipped with the IP based Video Surveillance System (VSS) by RailTel Corporation. This is the only station in the city which is run by women staff.
Begumpet: Begumpet Railway Station is now equipped with the IP based Video Surveillance System (VSS) by RailTel Corporation. This is the only station in the city which is run by women staff. A total of 20 IP based closed-circuit television cameras ("CCTV cameras") have been installed in the railway station premises.
The VSS has been installed to strengthen the security measures for passengers at the Begumpet railway station. The work has been done utilizing the Nirbhaya fund for ensuring better safety, particularly for women. The CCTV cameras are connected through the internet and live feeds are displayed on multiple screens at the Railway Protection Force (RPF) control room for monitoring.
Railway Board has entrusted RailTel with the work of providing IP-based VSS with video analytics and a facial recognition system at all the railway stations, premium and EMU coaches. RailTel will provide video surveillance system to stations of A1, A, B, C, D and E category, coaches of premium trains and suburban EMU coaches.
Sh Puneet Chawla, Chairman and Managing Director, RailTel said, "This would enhance the safety and security of women passengers as well as the women crew of the Begumpet station who are on duty 24X7." The recording of the video feeds from CCTV cameras which would be stored for 30 days for playback, post-event analysis and for investigation purposes.
