AI-Powered Security To Safeguard Red Fort On Independence Day

Security agencies will be deploying artificial intelligence-based security systems with enhanced surveillance features and automated crowd estimation facilities at and around Red Fort on the upcoming Independence Day, sources said.

A document accessed by ANI reveals that CCTVs with video analytics features will be deployed at important locations at the venue. The intelligence video surveillance system will have features like a vehicle number plate recognition system, face detection, people movement counting, tripwire, audio detection, intrusion, defocus, and detection of abandoned or missing objects.

“We will also be using AI-armed cameras to count the entry and exit of people inside the premises. The estimation of the crowd will be done through AI,” an official added.

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The cameras, said the official, will have the capability of detecting abandoned baggage in public places. Intrusion detection features will enhance security for high-risk areas. Different zone-based alarms can be set based on the priority and sensitivity of each zone.

The advanced Facial Recognition System (FRS) will recognize faces on live cameras as well as recorded videos. It will detect matches with faces on the “Watch List” database and provide alerts to the control room. The system can detect multiple faces from group images, search for similar faces from a single camera or across multiple cameras, and allow searches via names or similar faces. It can also search for unknown faces using a single image or group photo.

Divulging further details on the new changes, a senior government official informed that they have been using a facial recognition system for the past several years. This year, they will also deploy Number Plate Recognition (NPR) that will detect vehicle plates based on real-time 24×7 video processing. It will immediately record video and capture snapshots of each vehicle or any violated vehicle, integrated with multiple cameras or sensors for driver image capture.

Delhi police will be deploying more than 700 CCTVs and over 150 cameras with video analytics features. More than 10,000 security personnel, including Delhi police and paramilitary jawans, will be deployed in and around the Red Fort and other crucial locations in central and north Delhi.

A team of central intelligence agencies and all concerned security agencies visited the Red Fort and held a security review meeting recently for the Independence Day event. At the review meeting, held in the backdrop of the attack on former US president Donald Trump during a public meeting, additional arrangements were discussed to maintain a stricter vigil at the high-security event, reliable sources claimed.

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