The Western Railway (WR), has announced that it had procured remote-controlled cameras to monitor drains to keep its trains running in the monsoon. These will be used to monitor drains to avoid waterlogging.

“Western Railway is using remote-controlled visual float cameras to reach hard-to-access drains for monsoon preparedness. At present, 30 such cameras are in use at a cost of Rs 3 lakh. The cameras are not fixed to any given place but can float anywhere,” WR Chief Public Relations Officer Vineet Abhishek said. “The benefits of integrating cameras for sewage system inspections are to quickly collect data from a safe distance, regardless of obstructions, access issues, or confined space entry procedures. One can locate the exact position of defects found during an inspection. The cameras give us a bird’s eye view of the cleaning, which is not possible with manual surveillance. We are ensuring that the Mumbaikars don’t suffer due to waterlogging issues that lead to the detention of trains during the upcoming monsoon season,” he added.