Indian Railways introduces Drone surveillance system for monitoring its assets and ensure safety for passengers. The Mumbai Division of Central Railway has recently procured two Ninja UAVs for better security and surveillance in railway areas like station premises, railway track sections, yards, workshops, Railways Minister Piyush Goyal said in a tweet. Railways has recently procured Ninja Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for the purpose.
The Railway Protection Force (RPF) has planned extensive use of drones for railway security, a statement from the ministry said. Nine drones have been procured by RPF so far at a cost of Rs 31.87 Lakh at South Eastern Railway, Central Railway, Modern Coaching Factory, Raebareilli and South Western Railway. It is further proposed to procure 17 more drones in future at a cost of Rs 97.52 Lakh. Nineteen RPF personnel have so far been trained in operation and maintenance of drones out of which four have received licenses for flying drones. Six more RPF personnel are being trained, the statement said. The purpose of the drone deployment is to provide a force multiplier and aid the deployed security personnel.
Drones were used to enforce lockdown and monitor the movement of migrants during the COVID-19 lockdown.A drone camera can cover large area which requires 8-10 RPF personnel. Thus, it may lead to substantial improvement in utilization of scarce manpower. Drone beats have been designed based on railway asset, sensitivity of area, activity of criminals etc, the statement said.
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