Control room with 132 cameras set up in Coimbatore to monitor transport of gravel and minerals

The Coimbatore territory medication connected Tuesday commissioned a power country astatine the District Collectorate to alteration round-the-clock monitoring of transport of gravel and minerals.

District Collector Pavankumar G. Giriyappanavar inaugurated the power room, which is linked to 132 cameras installed astatine cardinal locations to way the question of trucks that transported minerals. The strategy has been established by the Department of Geology and Mining to fortify oversight and curb unauthorised quarrying and proscription activities.

According to a release, the surveillance web comprises 108 Artificial Intelligence (AI)-enabled cameras and 24 Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras. The task has been implemented astatine a outgo of ₹1.83 crore, successful accordance with directions issued by the Madras High Court, relating to unauthorised mineral extraction successful Perur.

In summation to the power country astatine the Collectorate, monitoring facilities person been acceptable up astatine the offices of the Revenue Divisional Officers of Coimbatore South and Coimbatore North, the Sub-Collector’s bureau successful Pollachi, and the offices of the Deputy Superintendents of Police astatine Perur and Periyanaickenpalayam. Work is nether mode to found a akin installation astatine the District Superintendent of Police’s office.

To facilitate nationalist participation, a toll-free helpline fig — 1800-233-3995 — has been activated for reporting complaints related to unauthorised quarrying and transport of gravel and minerals. A mobile exertion titled Kovai Mining Surveillance and a dedicated website person besides been launched and brought into cognition from Monday, enabling complaints to beryllium registered digitally.