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In A Bid To Improve Rail Security, Government To Install CCTVs In All 11,000 Trains And 8,500 Stations
A Railway police officer monitors CCTV footage at Borivili station in Mumbai (Prasad Gori/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
Looking to improve safety while travelling by trains, the Indian Railways is looking to procure over 12 lakh closed-circuit television (CTV) cameras across all the 11,000 trains and 8,500 railway stations in India, reports The News Minute. Currently, around 395 stations and 50 trains are equipped with CCTV surveillance systems. A provision of Rs 3,000 crore will be made by the Railways for this in its upcoming 2018-19 budget. All trains from suburban services to premium trains will be covered under the proposal.
The Railways is reportedly looking at different options to raise funds for CCTVs and may even look to raising funds from the markets if needed. Given the number of accidents and derailments taking place off late, the safety of passengers will be on the top of the cards for the Railways.
The Railways had earlier decided to eliminate all unmanned crossings in India by 2020. Unmanned crossings are the second largest cause of accidents in the railway network.
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