The Uttar Pradesh government has sanctioned ₹ 23.07 crore for a technology-driven security overhaul of the Gorakhnath temple complex in Gorakhpur, featuring 392 cameras, artificial intelligence-based surveillance and crowd analytics, facial recognition, automatic number plate recognition (ANPR), an integrated public-address system and an expanded command-control network.
The existing video-management system will be upgraded to accommodate the expanded camera network and integrated with the Command Control Centre. Of the 392 cameras, 258 will be covered by an AI-based surveillance and crowd-management system costing ₹ 4.84 crore. Six monitoring workstations and a 3×3 video wall with nine displays of at least 55 inches will be installed, along with a video-wall controller, control keyboards, an ANPR-compatible processing unit and additional storage. The project includes 19.6 km of Cat-6 cable, 12 km each of 24-core and six-core single-mode optical fibre, network switches, fibre modules and distribution equipment. Power infrastructure will include armoured cables, UPS systems, a 30-KVA online UPS, 50-KVA stabiliser, camera poles, earthing and surge protection. The main equipment and infrastructure component is estimated at ₹ 16.86 crore. Three years of operation and maintenance support will be followed by comprehensive maintenance for two years at ₹ 1.35 crore annually. The sanctioned cost, including 18% GST, is ₹ 23.0739 crore. Funds have to be utilised by March 31, 2027. The state government has sanctioned ₹ 52.60 lakh for weapons and equipment for UP Special Security Force (UPSSF) Quick Reaction Teams (QRTs) and Bomb Disposal and Detection Squads (BDDS) deployed at the Ayodhya airport and Shri Ram Janmabhoomi temple complex, besides other vital installations across the state.
It will use servers, graphics processors, storage and a live analytics dashboard, with tender specifications requiring at least eight AI features to operate simultaneously on each camera, the official said.
