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Bengaluru Police Deploy AI-Powered Crowd Surveillance
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Bengaluru Police are deploying drones, AI-enabled cameras, real-time heat-map technology and expanded CCTV ahead of Christmas and New Year’s Eve, the commissioner said on December 16, 2025. The rollout includes 17 drones across four clusters, 10–12 traffic drones, AI fire and smoke detection, and a 10–20% CCTV increase, aiming to manage crowds of up to 100,000–200,000 and speed emergency response.
Key Points
- 1Deploys 17+ drones, 10–12 traffic drones, expanded CCTV and AI sensors, plus real-time heat maps
- 2Aims to prevent incidents after Goa nightclub fire and Chinnaswamy stampede, increasing situational awareness
- 3Enables rapid alerts, crowd diversion and targeted deployments for faster emergency response and safety management
Scoring Rationale
Operational deployment of AI-driven surveillance in a major city drives relevance; limited novelty beyond application-level improvements.
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