Government has decided to deploy UAV/drone cameras for monitoring the maintenance of tracks
Deployment of UAV drone cameras for monitoring the maintenance of tracks and infrastructure
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
RAJYA SABHA
QUESTION NO 423
ANSWERED ON 20.07.2018
Deployment of UAV drone cameras for monitoring the maintenance of tracks and infrastructure
423 Shri Sanjay Raut
Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state :-
(a) whether Government has decided to deploy UAV/drone cameras for monitoring the maintenance of tracks and other railway infrastructures;
(b) if so, the details thereof indicating by when and in what manner such drone cameras would be deployed for the railway’s further security and development;
(c) whether Government has issued any guidelines for using UAV/drone cameras in various parts of the country for monitoring the railway tracks and its infrastructure; and
(d) if so, the details in this regard ?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)
(a) to (d): Indian Railways carry out periodic monitoring of track geometry and condition through inspection by designated officer with Track Recording Car (TRC) and Oscillation Monitoring System (OMS).
Instructions have been issued to all Zonal Railways and Public Sector Units (PSUs) for using UAV/Drone as an efficient tool for mapping and monitoring of transportation corridors, projects etc.
Indian Railways is using Drones in the following manner:
• To overcome visibility of part of bridges difficult to access manually, drone inspection of few bridges are under consideration.
• One Drone Camera has been procured for the surveillance of Railway tracks at vulnerable locations over South Western Railway.
• 2 UAV/Drones are being deployed at Modern Coach Factory/Rae Bareilly for overhead watch and surveillance.
• One Drone is being used by West Central Railway for inspection and project monitoring.
• Public Sector Units under Ministry of Railways are using Drones for project monitoring.
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