Kapil Sibal Unveils New Technology to Sanitize Public Places from Threats of Security Breaches

Security of public places is a national concern. The constraining factors in enforcing security precautions over public places are many. Firstly, the number of people visiting any public place is too large. Secondly, access control can not be enforced in public places. Thirdly, the sheer numbers of people do not allow individual checks and proximity checks to be carried out. Fourthly, anti-social elements and terrorists use the most modern and sophisticated methods and technologies to strike terror in public places. Technology can be beaten only by technology. Ministry of Science & Technology, considering it as a national responsibility, has taken initiative to develop and show-case a suitable technology.

The Ministry had entrusted Central Electronics Limited (CEL), a PSU under its administrative control, with the task of sourcing and acquiring the technology to sanitize public places from threats of security breaches. A pilot demonstration project is being implemented for development, monitoring and evaluation at New Delhi Railway Station. This was revealed by Union Minister for Science & Technology and Earth Sciences, Shri Kapil Sibal at a press conference in New Delhi today.

CEL along with a technology partner has identified a cutting-edge best-in-breed security technology. The unique feature of this technology is the specially designed control mechanism, proprietary software, which processes and analyses the information and then commands a suitable sub-system for appropriate action. This system is also capable of interacting with the latest surveillance and detection hardware available in the world market. To make this security system successful, the training of the security personnel (operating staff) shall be conducted by a highly professional team with the help of modern training simulators, specially designed for the purpose.

The project will involve development of a suitable security system and its sub-systems which have been field-proven abroad. The system shall be modified as per actual field conditions if so required and shall be demonstrated to test its efficacy by mock breach exercises.

CEL has been associated with Indian Railways for over two decades and providing products and services for railway safety and signaling equipment.

Source: Press Information Bureau
Date: : May 16, 2008