Bengal: Sealdah Division to deploy 290 face recognition cameras to enhance Puja security

Kolkata, Oct 13 (UNI) The Sealdah Division will deploy 290 face recognition system (FRS) cameras to monitor miscreants and enhance women's safety amid an expected surge in pandal-hoppers during the peak Durga Puja days. According to official sources, the division will operate around 3,000 cameras across 80 railway stations during the festive period. "As Sealdah Station is regarded as the most crucial point handling over a million footfall daily, of the total, around 290 FRS cameras are to be operated at Sealdah Station only," an official said. The Sealdah Division has also made arrangements to handle the increased movement of…