STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF STARRED QUESTION NO. 152 BY SHRI RAVI PRAKASH VERMA AND SHRI ADHALRAO PATIL SHIVAJIRAO TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 26.02.2009 REGARDING INTEGRATED SECURITY PLAN AT RAILWAY STATIONS.

 

(a) to (c):    Ministry of Railways have approved installation of an Integrated Security System at all the Railway Stations of four Metro cities viz Chennai, Delhi, Kolkata and Mumbai (Under BOOT model) and 140 other vulnerable / sensitive stations (under outright purchase model) of Indian Railways.  This system consists of following four broad areas:-

 

1.                 Internet Protocol based CCTV System.

2.                 Access control.

3.                 Personal and baggage screening system.

4.                Explosive detection and disposal system.  

 

          Guidelines & technical specifications of equipment have been circulated to the General Managers of Indian Railways for implementing the project.

 

          So far, proposals with estimated cost of Rs. 391 crore (approximately), approved by the General managers concerned for installation of the system over 84 railway stations, have been received from 11  Zonal Railways  for inclusion in Works Programme 2009-10.

 

(d):    The following stations have been selected for implementation of the integrated security system under Out Right purchase model :-

 

SL NO

ZONAL RAILWAYS

NAME OF RAILWAY STATION

1

CENTRAL RAILWAY

PUNE, NAGPUR, NASIK ROAD, BHUSAWAL, MANMAD, AKOLA, JALGAON, CHALISGAON, BADNERA, MURTIJAPUR, MIRAJ

 

2

EASTERN

MALDA TOWN, ASANSOL, BARDDAMAN, BARASAT, SONARPUR, DURGAPUR

 

3

EAST CENTRAL

PATNA, DHANBAD, MUGHALSARAI, RAJENDRA NAGAR, SAMASTIPUR, MUZAFFARPUR, RAXAUL, GAYA, BARKAKHANA, DALTONGANJ, DARBHANGA, DANAPUR, NARKATIYAGANJ

 

4

EAST COAST

BHUBANESHWAR, VISHAKHAPATNAM, PURI, CUTTACK,

 

5

NORTHERN

JAMMUTAWI, LUDHIANA, AMBALA, UDHAMPUR, JALANDHAR, LUCKNOW, VARANASI, FAIZABAD, SAHARANPUR, HARDWAR, AMRITSAR, SRINAGAR, BADGAM, ANANTNAG, PATIALA, BATHINDA, KALKA, CHANDIGARH, AYODHYA, MORADABAD, BAREILLY, CHAKKIBANK, BRIJBEHERA, PANIJGAM, AWANTIPORA, KAKAPORE, PAMPORE, RAJWANSHAR

 

6

NORTH EASTERN

LUCKNOW Jn., CHHAPRA, GORAKHPUR

 

7

NORTH CENTRAL

ALLAHABAD, KANPUR CENTRAL, MATHURA, AGRA CANTT, JHANSI, ALIGARH, KHURJA, AGRA FORT, GWALIOR

 

8

NORTH EAST FRONTIER

GUWAHATI, NEW JALPAIGURI, DIMAPUR, LUMDING, SILIGURI, DIBRUGARH, NEW TINSUKIA, KOKRAJHAR, MARIANI, SIMALGURI, JORHAT TOWN, FURKATING, DIPHU, MAIBONG, KISHANGANJ, KATIHAR

 

9

NORTH WESTERN

JAIPUR, AJMER, JODHPUR, BIKANER

 

10

SOUTHERN

COIMBATORE, TRIVANDRUM, ERNAKULAM, MADURAI, TIRUCHCHIRAPPALLI, KOZHIKKODE (CALICUT), MANGALORE

 

11

SOUTH EASTERN

KHARAGPUR, TATANAGAR, RANCHI, MIDNAPUR, ROURKELA, CHAKRADHARPUR, JHARSUGUDA, ADRA, PURULIA, MURI, BOKARO

 

12

SOUTH EAST CENTRAL

RAIPUR, BILASPUR, GONDIA

 

13

SOUTH  CENTRAL

SECUNDERABAD, HYDERABAD, TIRUPATI, VIJAYWADA, KAZIPET

 

14

SOUTH WESTERN

BANGALORE CITY, MYSORE, YASHWANTPUR, DHARAMAVARAN,

 

15

WESTERN

SABARMATI, DWARKA, VADODARA, GODHRA, SURAT, UJJAIN, AHMEDABAD

 

16

WEST CENTRAL

BHOPAL, ITARSI, JABALPUR, BINA, KOTA

 

The following Railway stations have been selected for implementation of the integrated security system under Built Operate Own Transfer, (BOOT) model :-

 

 

SL NO.

 

CITY

 

RAILWAY

 

NAME OF RAILWAY STATION

 

1

DELHI

NORTHERN

 RAILWAY

NEW DELHI, DELHI, HAZRAT, NIZAMUDDIN, DELHI SARAI ROHILLA

DELHI SHAHDARA, SUBURBAN STATIONS OF DELHI

2

 

                                                         

 

MUMBAI

 

 

WESTERN                                      RAILWAY

&

CENTRAL RAILWAY

SUBURBAN STATIONS OF MUMBAI OF CENTRAL & WESTERN RAILWAY ALONGWITH MAIN STATIONS OF MUMBAI.

 

 

3

KOLKATA

EASTERN RAILWAY

METRO RAILWAY STATIONS, DUM DUM, SEALDAH, HOWRAH, SUBURBAN STATIONS OF KOLKATA

4

CHENNAI

SOUTHERN RAILWAY

CHENNAI CENTRAL, CHENNAI EGMORE, SUBURBAN STATIONS OF CHENNAI

 

 

(e):    On the recommendations of the Norms Committee,  Rs. 60.76 crore has been sanctioned for   procurement of modern security equipment to strengthen the Railway Protection Force (RPF).   Rs. 14.26 crore has been allocated for procurement of vehicles for RPF to improve mobility of the Force. The Force is also being equipped with modern automatic weapons like AK-47 Rifles, INSAS 5.56 Rifles, Pistol Auto 9mm A1 etc. These measures will improve security at the vulnerable railway stations.