Chennai port keeps tabs on vehicles

With the installation of the Radio Frequency Identification Device (RIFD), Chennai can now boast of the most advanced and protected ports in the country, the Deccan Chronicle reported.

“RFID will monitor all container trucks and trailers entering the port everyday and it observe the movements and directions of each vehicle. Security officials will be able to locate vehicles moving inside the port and it will also be helpful to resolve traffic congestion inside the port,” said Subash Kumar, chairman of Chennai Port Trust (CPT).

The system will also trace outdated passes and vehicles going in the wrong direction and caution messages will be passed to concerned officials immediately through a wireless system and via SMS and email.

According to senior port officials, vehicles with harbour entry permits will be using battery-assisted passive tags, which will automatically register the entry of vehicles at the harbour gate. The registration procedure will update the RFID database immediately and antennas installed at different junctions inside the port will monitor further movement of the vehicle once it's inside.

“Electronic Corporation of India (ECI) will be the operational advisors of the system and the entire port area will have 17 censors at different road junctions to monitor the movements. The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) will be tracking vehicle movements from a centralised control room,” Vrindha Balagopal, senior deputy director of Electronic Data Processing (EDP) of CPT said.

“We have successfully completed 15 days trial run of the system and it will be implemented soon,” she added.

(Source: www.schednet.com)