Indian Railways To Use Ai For Crowd Control In Kumbh Mela In Allahabad

Indian Railways will use technology, including Artificial Intelligence (AI), in a big way to tackle the massive rush of passengers during the upcoming Kumbh Mela in Allahabad, for which it will deploy as many as 800 special trains.

“We will be using the technology in a significant way to facilitate crowd movement in a smooth way,” Choudhury said, adding: “While IBM will provide video analytics service using Artificial Intelligence for crowd control, there will be large number powerful CCTV cameras to monitor the situation and LED screens for displaying information.”

According to the state government, 12 million pilgrims are expected on January 15 (Makar Sankranti), 5.5 million on Januray 21 (Paush Purnima), 30 million on February 4 (Mauni Amavasya), 20 million on February 10 (Basant Panchami), 16 million on February 19 (Maghi Purnima), and 6 million on March 4 (Mahashivratri).

The timings of 800 special trains will be published soon.