Overview

• The surveillance system integrates live CCTV and drone feeds to provide real-time video analysis of crowd movements.
• Thermal imaging and pixel-counting algorithms estimate current density and forecast incoming crowd surges.
• Automated alerts will guide officers to deploy barricades and redirect devotees before congestion reaches critical levels.
• Ongoing tests of existing camera feeds are calibrating threshold limits and field response protocols for the estimated 1.4 million to 1.5 million participants.
• The initiative follows recent stampede incidents in Bengaluru and covers the 16 km procession through Ahmedabad’s Old City, including communally sensitive zones.