Facial Recognition System installed at border point at Assam

Imphal: Two facial recognition systems (FRS) were installed and started functioning at Jiribam, Manipur’s last border with Assam’s Cachar district, after facing delays.

Mao, the last town in Manipur bordering Nagaland in the north, will also soon implement the advanced technology.
In addition, camera-mounted mobile monitoring vehicles will soon begin their service in the border town of Jiribam.

According to Chief Minister N Biren Singh, these measures will help identify illegal immigrants and defaulters of legal documents entering Manipur from outside the state.
The Chief Minister also revealed reports of foreign nationals entering Manipur from Bangladesh, Nepal and Myanmar, including the internal liner permit system.
The CM said in a recent tweet that the FRS and camera-mounted mobile monitoring vehicles will strengthen Manipur’s secure network and ILP system to detect illegal immigrants.

He assured the people that the state government will continue to prioritize the protection of Manipur and its local population.
FRS will authenticate users through ID verification services by identifying and measuring facial features from a given image.

The CM also announced plans to install FRS at other sensitive locations, particularly at the border areas of Moreh International and Behiang in Churachandpur district as well as Khongsang railway station in Noneh district.
He noted that FRSs have recently been installed at the Imphal airport and in crowded areas of Imphal city, including Ima Bazar (Women’s Bazaar).

The Chief Minister of Manipur also flagged off two camera-mounted mobile monitoring vehicles from his secretariat, which will operate in sensitive areas of Imphal East and Imphal West districts to identify non-locals who are roaming across the state. Adequate legal documents are lacking to protect the lives of local people.