Background
Central Bus Station at Vadodara in Gujarat is termed as India’s swankiest bus station. Built under a public-private partnership between the Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation (GSRTC) and realty firm Cube Construction, the five-storey terminus in Vadodara city is spread over 2.4 lakh square feet with a built-up area that is 1.8 times more than this.
The state-of-the-art bus station is termed as an Iconic futuristic development. The central bus terminal, located in Sayajigunj locality, was planned to serve as single largest commercial space in the city with a mall. The central bus station caters to more than 800 buses and 20,000 passengers daily.
Apart from basic transport infrastructure and passenger facilities, it consists of air-conditioned waiting rooms, luggage trolleys, wheelchairs, cloak rooms, two-storey parking lot, a commercial mall, eateries, a budget hotel, seven screen multiplex, modern budget hotels, gaming zone, gymnasium with yoga facility, 24-hr cafeteria, food courts, pick-up and drop-off points with facilities like digital display boards, path-finder signages and a public address system.
The central bus station boasts of round-the-clock security with walky-talky, CCTV monitoring and a sky-walk (connecting the terminal with Vadodara railway station).
Challenges of Comprehensive coverage
A modern and a prestigious public installation such as Central Bus Station, Vadodra with a large area of disparate subject matter to cover, a solution provider can experience a variety of complexities and contradicting requirements. With an active deployment of Dahua’s IP megapixel surveillance solution, was able to ensure tracking and responding to each incident with the appropriate action.
The Bus station authorities expected to secure each and every part of it including mall area and 24×7 support from the team.
Solution
Since the area to be covered was wide, requirement of security surveillance varied from one area to the other. As soon as a vehicle entered the premises, a security check was mandatory and license number plate recognition cameras were deployed into services. To restrict the access through only authorized entrance, perimeter was secured by deploying CCTV system and motion detection alarms were configured accordingly. Appropriate NVRs were chosen to generate optimized output. Similarly, various areas were equipped with suitable surveillance cameras and connected with NVR. Each area was treated as a module. Real-time feed with Video Management Software was made available on a video wall located in the Control Room. The surveillance system sends email/sms alerts on any suspicious movement of people and good. The primary focus was to detect unattended objects, loitering, vandalism, and unauthorized access.
Cameras
DH-IPC-HDW2100p: 1.3 Megapixel HD Network IR Mini Dome Camera
DH-IPC-HDW3101: 1.3Megapixel WDR HD Vandal-proof IR Network Dome Camera
DH-SD6220s-hn: 2Mp Full HD 20x Network IR PTZ Dome Camera
Network Video Recorder
DH-NVR5832: 32 Channel 2U Network Video Recorder
The system uses 32 Channel NVR with 1080p real time live view and works nicely up to 5 MP resolution.
Result
With today’s challenging constant concerns about security and safety of a public place, the 24 hour surveillance at Central Bus Station at Vadodara not only helps to protect the large of passengers but makes it a safe environment for working staff too. The surveillance system is an integral part of the overall integrated security solution and generates vital inputs and alerts the law enforcement authorities. The response time has substantially gone down and passengers, staff, and business community feel safer than ever!
Client: Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation (GSRTC)
System Integrator: Equinet Security Systems
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