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AI to Monitor Freight Train Doors & Seals: Railways Launches New Tech with IIT Guwahati
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News18•28-09-2026, 12:32
AI to Monitor Freight Train Doors & Seals: Railways Launches New Tech with IIT Guwahati
- •Northeast Frontier Railway, in collaboration with IIT Guwahati, launched Project 'Drishti', an AI-based solution to enhance freight wagon security.
- •The system integrates high-speed cameras, intelligent lighting, and secure networking to monitor wagon locks and seals.
- •It aims to efficiently detect potential irregularities or theft during transit, a process previously manual and challenging.
- •The technology will inspect wagons, identify numbers, and verify the condition of doors, locks, and seals, creating digital records for timely action.
- •Project Drishti is expected to secure consignments, reduce delays, and ease the work of railway frontline staff by reducing reliance on manual inspections.
Key Questions Answered
Project Drishti is an advanced, artificial intelligence-based technological solution launched by the Northeast Frontier Railway in collaboration with IIT Guwahati to strengthen the security system of freight wagons.
The system integrates high-speed cameras, intelligent lighting, secure networking, and artificial intelligence to check freight wagons, identify wagon numbers, and verify whether doors, locks, and seals are intact as trains pass designated observation points.
Freight transport serves as the lifeline of the regional economy because geographical and environmental adversities make road transport difficult, enabling the movement of essential goods, industry, and agriculture.
