As Kumbha Mela concludes on Feb 26, AI-based surveillance deployed to keep pilgrims safe

The Maha Kumbh Mela culminates over the next four days and massive crowds are expected at the Triveni Sangam of the Ganga, Yamuna and Saraswati rivers on Maha Shivaratri that falls on February 26. To ensure that all pilgrims are safe on the final day and to avoid any untoward incident, an Artificial Intelligence (AI)-driven surveillance system has been implemented by the UP government.

This is the first time such a move has been taken for crowd management, the government said in a press note. The technology is expected to prevent accidents in future…