Railways Taking Measures To Ensure Security Of Passengers: Vaishnaw

CCTV has become an intelligent unit and such syste൲ms are there in 866 railway stations. Their deployment has resulted in a positive impact in terms of rescuing children who are being trafficked, protecting women passengers and helping aged people, the minister said.

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Updated on: 2 August 2023 8:14 am

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Indian Railways🎶 is takin🐲g all measures to ensure the safety and security of passengers and has installed CCTV systems at 866 railway stations, Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Wednesday.

The Railway Mi💟nister also informed Lok Sabha that speci🔯al arrangements, including special Railway Protection Force (RPF) deployment, are in place at railway stations that are near border areas.

CCTV has become an intell꧟igent unit and such systems are there in 866 railway stations. Their deployment has resulted in a positive impact in terms of rescuing children who are being trafficked, prote𒊎cting women passengers and helping aged people, the minister said.

Responding to queries related to CCTV systems at railway stations, Vaishnaw said various initiatives have been taken and stressed that cyber security is important when it comes to Internet Protocol (IP)-based CCTV syste▨ms.It needs to be ensured that such systems are not compromised, he added. IP-based video surveillance system is a digitised and networked version of Closed Circuit Television (CCTV).