Use of AI by the Railway

Question: For the first time where will the Artificial Intelligence (AI) be used to control air circulation for issuing emergency alerts, supervision and care functions in the 10.28 km long tunnel by the Railway?
(a) Jammu and Kashmir
(b) Uttarakhand
(c) Manipur
(d) Himachal Pradesh
Answer: (c)
Related Facts:

  • According to the reports published in May 2018, for the first time, artificial intelligence will be used In the 10.28 km long tunnel by Railway in Imphal for controlling air circulation for the issuing of emergency alerts, supervision and care.
  • This tunnel is a section of the110 km long railway line from Jiribam to Manipur’s capital city (Imphal).
  • This system will also be used in Hyderabad, Mumbai and Ahmedabad metro.
  • Indian Railways is already using this technology to detect errors or problems in its signaling system.
  • This is the first time that such a technique will be used in the air circulation in the tunnel.
  • In this system the system will control the air circulation in other aspects as well as the air circulation.
  • It will alert the passenger in case of fire and assist in the prompt withdrawal in the context of any issue.
  • This tunnel also has a security tunnel per 500 meters.

Reference:
http://railanalysis.in/rail-news/railways-use-artificial-intelligence-ai-control-air-circulation-maintenance-work-10-28-km-long-tunnel-imphal/
http://www.zeebiz.com/india/news-now-indian-railways-to-use-artificial-intelligence-to-control-air-circulation-47788