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Rijiju, Mandaviya review Railways’ AI war room
Union Ministers Kiren Rijiju and Mansukh Mandaviya visited the Railways’ central war room at Rail Bhawan on Thursday, a day after Parliament’s Monsoon Session was adjourned. Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw demonstrated the…
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Union Ministers Kiren Rijiju and Mansukh Mandaviya visited the Railways’ central war room at Rail Bhawan on Thursday, a day after Parliament’s Monsoon Session was adjourned. Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw demonstrated the AI-driven monitoring system that uses live camera feeds from major stations such as New Delhi and Hazrat Nizamuddin.
The New Indian Express reports that the system allows officials to zoom into individual feeds, respond to text prompts about past events, and track train movements and delays. Vaishnaw said the war room helps monitor passenger flow during festivals and rush periods, and assists teams in deciding actions to prevent further delays.
The Indian Opinion
Such high-level visits to the war room risk being dismissed as photo-ops, especially after a Parliament session. But the real test is whether the AI system actually cuts delays and prevents accidents. The government must release data comparing train punctuality and incident response times before and after the system went live. Without that, scepticism is natural. Does the war room catch problems faster than a station master with a walkie-talkie? That is the number that matters.
Source: newindianexpress.com
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