An introduction
World class infrastructure is the key to a globally competitive economy and India is working towards the same goal. A quantum growth is foreseen in the next decade for all infrastructure sectors where our areas of interest are Airport, MRTS, Highways and Ports. Innovation, development and ability to offer the most comprehensive solution our the key strengths of our team “SI infrastructure”. A massive development is planned for each of the above mentioned sectors by the Government and same can be gauged from the below mentioned facts about different areas in the infrastructure segment.
Demand for air transport has been increasing rapidly reflecting robust economic growth where the Government has planned an investment of Rs. 40,000 crore (US$ 9 bn) for airport infrastructure till 2013-14. Modernization of Delhi and Mumbai Airports is underway and Greenfield airports at Bangalore and Hyderabad has got completed. Modernization of Kolkata and Chennai process has begun and development of thirty five non-Metro Airports and north eastern Airports has been initiated.
The national highways (NH), with a total length of 65,569 km, serve as the arterial network of the country. The National Highway Development Programme (NHDP) envisages six-laning of 6500 km, four laning of 17,500 km and upgrading of 20,000 km of national highways. The projected investment is about Rs. 220,000 crore (US$ 50 billion) over six years.
Ports also play a vital role in the development of the economy. There are 12 major ports and about 45 non-major and private ports. To provide additional capacity and upgrade the present infrastructure to international standards, an investment of about 50,000 crore (US$ 11 bn) is envisaged in the major ports.
Mass Rapid Transport System (MRTS) has paved the path for a faster and effective mode of transport. With Delhi Metro becoming a landmark for other cities across the nation and globally, many others cities are following suite. The development of Bangalore and Mumbai Metro is underway. An investment of Rs. 60,000 crore is projected by the government till 2012.
These are buoyant times for the Indian economy where it is making us witness major development in the infrastructure segment. One area which is making its presence felt in a huge manner is the aviation industry which is fulfilling the dream of each individual to reach different destinations across the country breaking the constraint of time barriers. It is being achieved by offering a perfect mix of low cost carriers, supreme airline services and world class terminal facilities.
The Indian Airports are preparing itself for an intensive modernization program with their focus primarily around two objectives – Enhanced capacity and Improved services. This is where HCL steps in, bringing along an experience of 32 years in the domain of system integration. We offer various solutions and services for the proper functioning of an Airport keeping in view the growing needs of the operator and consumer.
• CCTV & Surveillance Systems
• Perimeter Security
• Integrated Operation & Security Control Centre
• Networking
• Mobile Computing
• Kiosk Solutions
• EPOS
• Baggage Handling and Screening
• FIDS, Display walls
• CUTE/ CUSS
• AODB
• ATC/ATM Solutions
• ATS Automation Systems
• Parking
Toll Collection Audit System
Success of Rail based Mass Rapid Transport System (MRTS) in Delhi/NCR has paved the way for introduction of such transport system in other Indian states as an effective alternate public transport solution. As metro rail would throng more and more cities of India, it would also require, for sustainability, local expertise to be developed in various associated technology areas. ICT (Information and Communication Technology) is the heart of any state-of-the-art technology solution today and HCL Infosystems Ltd. has ICT integration expertise over 30 years. With such expertise and special focus on Metro Rail segmen, HCL Infosystems Ltd. is today ready with SI solutions for various application areas in this vertical.
AFC (Automatic Fare collection):
Automatic Fare Collection (AFC) is a revenue collection system, which requires the passenger to purchase a ticket and use it to permit access to or from the railway. AFC reduces the need for ticket checking staff and helps prevent fraud. Such integrated fare collection system requires Automatic Ticket Vending Machines, Add Value Machines, Remaining Value Checking Terminal, Ticket Issuing Machine, Ticket Office Machine, Station Concentrator, Central Computer System, Automatic Flap gates, Smart Cards/Tokens etc. as hardware all interconnected, controlled seamlessly by the application software compatible to various operating environment.
