{
  "id": 14876996,
  "title": "Magellanic Cloud Subsidiary Secures ₹29.13 Crore Order for Kumbh Mela 2027 Surveillance",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/magellanic-cloud-subsidiary-secures-29-13-crore-order-for-kumbh-mela",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-16T05:10:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/business/magellanic-cloud-subsidiary-secures-2913-crore-order-for-kumbh-mela-2027-surveillance"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Mumbai: Provigil Surveillance Limited, the surveillance arm of Magellanic Cloud Limited, has been awarded a contract worth ₹29.13 crore by Northern Railway's Moradabad Division. The project entails supplying advanced e-surveillance infrastructure for railway stations during the Kumbh Mela 2027 in Haridwar, an event expected to attract millions of attendees. Project specifics include installing CCTV cameras and an integrated electronic surveillance network connecting LRJ-HW and HW-RKSH stations. The company anticipates completing the installation within three months of accepting the Letter of Acceptance (LOA), with a subsequent five-year Annual Maintenance Contract (AMC) following the warranty period. The surveillance system will comprise IP-based cameras, a Video Management System (VMS), storage units, video analytics, and facial recognition technology, all overseen by a Centralised Command & Control Centre. Joseph Sudheer Reddy Thumma, Magellanic Cloud's Chairman and Managing Director, highlighted the order as a testament to Provigil Surveillance's expertise in providing cutting-edge security solutions for major infrastructure projects.",
  "summary": "Mumbai: Magellanic Cloud Limited's subsidiary, Provigil Surveillance Limited, secured an order worth ₹29.13 crore from Northern Railway, Moradabad Division, for e-surveillance infrastructure at railway stations for the Kumbh Mela 2027 in Haridwar. Project Details The project involves providing CCTV and integrated e-surveillance infrastructure between LRJ-HW and HW-RKSH railway stations. It will…",
  "key_points": [
    "Project involves installing advanced e-surveillance infrastructure for Kumbh Mela 2027 in Haridwar.",
    "System will include IP cameras, VMS, storage, video analytics, facial recognition, and C&C centre."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}