Bhubaneswar: East Coast Railway (ECoR) has significantly strengthened its security and surveillance framework by extensively deploying solar-powered CCTV cameras and introducing advanced surveillance drones across its jurisdiction. These initiatives aim to enhance passenger safety, prevent trespassing, improve monitoring in remote areas, and ensure better protection of railway property and staff.
To ensure uninterrupted surveillance in areas with limited or no power supply, ECoR has installed solar-based CCTV systems at vulnerable and operationally sensitive locations across all three divisions:
Waltair Division (WAT): 113 solar-powered CCTV cameras installed at trespass-prone locations and railway yards. Procurement of 115 additional cameras is under process.
Khurda Road Division (KUR): 6 solar-based CCTV cameras commissioned at key points. Procurement of 1027 more cameras is in progress with the Stores Department, KUR.
Sambalpur Division (SBP): 46 solar-based CCTV cameras installed at strategic and critical sites.
The deployment of these solar-powered CCTV systems is expected to greatly benefit passengers and the public by ensuring enhanced safety in vulnerable areas, preventing crimes, reducing trespassing incidents, and enabling more effective monitoring in remote locations. The cameras also support better crowd management during peak times, help in swift response during emergencies, improve post-incident analysis, and enhance security for railway staff. This initiative reinforces ECoR’s commitment to providing a safer, more secure, and people-friendly railway environment.
Complementing the ground surveillance network, East Coast Railway has further strengthened monitoring capabilities using drones:
A total of five surveillance drones are currently operational. Khurda Road and Waltair Divisions operate two drones each. Sambalpur Division operates one drone.
These drones are used for real-time monitoring of long track stretches, inspections in remote areas, oversight of railway yards, crowd management during special events, and various security operations.
East Coast Railway remains committed to adopting modern, technology-driven solutions to create a safer and more secure travel experience for the public. With the expansion of CCTV coverage and drone-based surveillance, ECoR continues to strengthen its focus on safety, security, and service excellence across the region.
