Rail Budget 2016: Drone, SI and Analytics to jumpstart railway operations productivity

Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu introduced drone, system integration and analytics to take the railway operations productivity to a high pedestal

Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu introduced drone, system integration and analytics to take the  of the railway operations productivity to a high pedestal

Drone for real time view of major projects

In line with international best practices, the Indian Railways will use technological solutions for project management and monitoring. It is intended to use the latest drone and Geo Spatial based satellite technology for remotely reviewing the physical progress across major projects. In the next financial year, this would be operationalised for monitoring the progress on Dedicated Freight Corridor.

System-wide Information Technology integration

The policies until now have led to a piece-meal approach in IT. The Railways has initiated a system wide integration, both horizontal and vertical, akin to an Enterprise Resource System through innovative partnership models for which a preliminary report has been obtained.

Vishleshan – Analyzing data

Data backed decision making is a hallmark of great institutions. Though IR, as an organisation, collects over 100 Terabytes of data every year, yet it is hardly analysed to gain business insights. A dedicated, cross functional team called Special Unit for Transportation Research and Analytics (SUTRA) would be set up for carrying out detailed analytics leading to optimized investment decisions and operations. This team would comprise professional analysts and best in class decision support systems and optimization engines.

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