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SL No Associated Technology Availability of Resources Indigenously

Indigenously possible to develop. Investment
4 Heavy Haul with WDP ( Wired Distributed Power) needed for long loops, dedicated freight lines
and other logistics.

Indigenously possible to develop. Though
started during eighties, real benefits are
5 IT enabled freight operations
yet to be derived from this project, as the
implementation was islanded.

also, suitable surveillance mechanism must evolve inflicted to track by terrorists and transmit
to detect carrying of explosives and banned items. warning message to control centres;
This could possibly be developed indigenously (ix) Ability of railway infrastructure/ inspection
with available resources.
cars/ trains to effectively detect and issue
• Accidents due to fire advance warning if explosives are planted
Better designs to avoid fire and also detection and on tracks or if damage has been inflicted to
extinguishing technologies must be evolved. track by terrorists;

(x) Coach design should facilitate efficient
3.1.5 Technologies related to security
A better surveillance and vigil mechanism is evacuation of passengers in event of an
explosion/ disaster;
needed to curb crimes in moving trains and
station areas. Technological tools like the following (xi) Securing transportation of strategic
should be considered: importance e.g. defence supplies, emergency
relief consignments, etc. from terrorist strikes;
(i) Development of on-board CCTV
surveillance: real-time monitoring is possible (xii) Efficient system for security scanning
by a police squad in a nominated area in of freight being received/ booked for
every train, for instance in the guard’s van. movement;
In such a case, there is no need for police to (xiii) Systems for detecting suspicious activities in
patrol the entire train in case of vestibule trains;
yards (i.e. planting of explosives on coaches,
(ii) Development of systems that can be wagons, etc.); and
enabled by passengers in case of any security (xiv) Tamper-proof design of critical railway
issues like terrorism and banditry attacks. systems (e.g. rolling stock, signalling, relays,
These systems can take a snapshot and send SCADA, etc.)
to the on-board police control room for
quick action; All the above aspects can be indigenously
developed using available resources.
(iii) New station designs for better surveillance;
(iv) New station designs for evacuation of public 3.1.6 Technologies related to passenger comfort
in the event of disasters caused by terrorists; • Riding comfort and tilting technology
Riding comfort is of paramount importance at
(v) New yard designs, which prevent access high speeds. Passengers experience heavy force
to unauthorised persons and/or facilitate or jerks at curves due to centrifugal force, which
remote monitoring and policing;
can be eliminated if the cant (elevation) is adjusted
(vi) Systems (intended for installation at railway suitably.
stations) for detection of explosives,
inflammables, etc; Tilting train technology can enhance passenger
comfort through sensing the curves and tilts itself
(vii) Ability of railway coaches to detect the on- suitably to nullify the effect of centrifugal force. The
board presence of explosives, inflammables, Pendalino train of Italy uses the tilting technology.
etc;
In case this technology is patented, the same can
(viii) Ability of rolling stock to detect if explosives be purchased and used in India. An alternative
are planted on tracks or if damage has been strategy also can be explored.

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