After the death of 18 people in a stampede at New Delhi railway station on Saturday night, the railway has decided to create a permanent holding zone at 60 stations to control the crowd at stations.
In addition, AI technology will be used to control the crowd and avoid disasters. Special training will be given to railway officials for this. Guidelines will be provided using arrow signs to ensure safe travel of passengers. Wherever necessary, the divider will be used. 35 railway stations associated with Prayagraj will be strictly monitored to control the crowd. It will be monitored by railway officials from the Central Control Room.
200 new CCTV cameras have been installed at New Delhi station to control the crowd. Since 90 percent of the devotees coming to Mahakumbh come from 4 states coming within a radius of 300 km, monitoring has been increased on the main stations of these states.
Railways will run awareness campaign
Awareness campaign will be launched among passengers at all stations to prevent or reduce congestion at railway stations. Crowd management will be done using AI technology. Special monitoring will be done, especially when trains run late. 35 stations associated with Prayagraj will be monitored from a central war room. Passengers sitting on the footover bridge and down stairs will be constantly monitored with cameras. For this, feedback will be sought from tourists, porters and shopkeepers.
