Archive · 28 Sep 2026
Project DRISHTI Uses AI to Inspect Freight Wagons in Motion
Project DRISHTI is a new computer-powered system for checking freight trains.
Northeast Frontier Railway and IIT Guwahati developed it together.
Cameras watch wagons as they pass special monitoring points.
Artificial intelligence studies the pictures.
It checks wagon numbers, doors, locks and seals.
This can show whether a wagon is closed and sealed properly.
Railway workers can review the results in digital records.
The system may help them find problems or possible cargo theft faster.
It is also intended to make inspections easier at night or in difficult weather.
Northeast Frontier Railway and IIT Guwahati introduced Project DRISHTI on 25 September 2026.
The system combines artificial intelligence, high-speed cameras, intelligent lighting and secure networking.
It captures moving freight wagons to identify wagon numbers and assess doors, locks and seals.
Digital inspection records can help railway personnel detect possible irregularities or pilferage sooner.
The project aims to improve freight security, reduce delays and lessen reliance on manual inspections.
- Who
- Northeast Frontier Railway and IIT Guwahati, with railway officials and personnel involved in freight monitoring.
- What
- They introduced Project DRISHTI, an AI-based system that inspects freight-wagon doors, locks and seals while trains are moving.
- When
- The system was formally inaugurated on 25 September 2026.
- Where
- At Northeast Frontier Railway Headquarters in Maligaon.
- Why
- To strengthen freight security, identify possible irregularities or pilferage sooner, reduce delays and support railway personnel.
- Project
- Project DRISHTI
- Organizations
- Northeast Frontier Railway and IIT Guwahati
- Inauguration date
- 25 September 2026
- Inspection targets
- Wagon numbers, doors, locks and seals
- Core technologies
- Artificial intelligence, high-speed cameras, intelligent lighting and secure networking
- Inspection method
- Automated image analysis as freight trains pass designated monitoring points
- Expected benefits
- Stronger freight monitoring, faster detection of irregularities, digital records and fewer delays
