Rlys to upgrade safety technology
PTI,
Panaji
1 October 2007
Indian Railways will upgrade its
surveillance technology across the country to ensure that railway safety is not
targeted by anti-social elements, Union Minister of State for Railways, R Velu,
said here today.
"We have considered this as a vital aspect on security
in trains. We are upgrading the technology by installing close circuit television
(CCTV) cameras, sniffer dogs, X-ray machines and also educating people on security
aspects," Velu, who was in Goa to inaugurate the International Railway Security
Conference, told reporters.
The Railways will also upgrade its intelligence
around sensitive railway stations. The railway protection is manned by 64,000
railway protection force and 30,000 government railway police across the country,
he said.
This force will also be trained in countering terrorist activities
besides stressing on safety for women in reserved compartments, the minister said.
Replying
to a query, he said that no specific deadline has been set up by the ministry
to install CCTV cameras but the process to identify vulnerable areas has begun.
"India's
railway safety figures are best compared to rest of the world," V N Mathur,
member, Railway Safety Board, who was present for the press briefing along with
the minister, said.
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