Title - Equipment arrives for integrated security system - The Times of India

After a wait of almost a year, the authorities of the north western railways (NWR) has started getting the equipment needed to install integrated security system at its four major railway stations including - Jaipur, Ajmer, Jodhpur and Bikaner. Authorities say that by September end the system would be operational in Jaipur and by December all the four railway stations would be interconnected through the system.

Under the system, these railway stations would have the security equipment of international standards for which a budget of nearly Rs 9 crore has been allocated.

On Tuesday, the Jaipur division of NWR got its X-ray machines. "We have already got the X-ray machines for the Jaipur railway station on Tuesday. This is just the beginning as we are aiming to have the integrated security system in place for Jaipur by September and if all things arrive on time, by December the four stations would be inter-connected," said Lalit Bohara, chief public relations officer, NWR.

With this, NWR would be a pioneer railway zone to have integrated security system in the country. "South-eastern and south central railways do have some of the machinery but they don't have an integrated system," said a senior officer.

Elaborating on the equipment needed for the system, Sanjay Kishor, chief security commissioner, NWR, said, "The four aspects of the integrated security system would include closed circuit television (CCTV) cameras, bomb disposal squad, baggage screening and access check within the railway station premises and parking lots."

"All these things would be on internet and would be monitored by the senior authorities in case of sudden rush at the railway station, suspicious activities and other law and order problems," he added.

NWR sources said the tenders for procuring equipment ranging from close circuit cameras to be installed at various platforms, X-ray machines, scanners, baggage scanners, frame photography inside vehicles parked near the station and explosive censors at the parking lots have already been done.

Authorities said that all these four stations were tagged as 'top priority' since the footfall at these places is quite high.