Delhi International Airport installs IoT devices to track vehicles, enhance safety

The Delhi International Airport has started fitting Internet of Things (IoTs) devices in vehicles at the airport in a bid to enhance security and track their movement. By the end of August, all the vehicles of DIAL would be fitted with IoT devices.

TN City Desk

Updated Aug 10, 2022, 16:30 IST

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Delhi: In a bid to boost safety and track the movement of vehicles, Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) has introduced the first-of-its-kind IoT (Internet of Things) devices in the vehicles used at the Airport.

DIAL is installing these IoT devices in phases and expects to install all these devices by the end of August.

As many as 1,000 diesel and petrol-run vehicles are being used in the proximity of Delhi Airport including two-wheelers (motorcycles), light motor vehicles (LMVs), heavy motor vehicles (HMVs), and tractors.

The authority on Wednesday said that since the installation of the IoT devices in these vehicles, it has witnessed enhanced safety standards on the airside and landside.

These devices have aided DIAL in saving around 23 per cent of fuel in the utility vehicles used by Airport Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF), airside operations, security, and project and engineering (P&E) teams.

Meanwhile, around nine per cent of fuel was saved after IoT devices were installed in tractors, it said.

Moreover, the IoT devices store all data related to the movement of a vehicle, like time, distance, fuel in the vehicle, and if the vehicle is idle or moving, among others.

Any unauthorised use of vehicles like keeping the air conditioner running while the vehicle is standing, or taking a vehicle out of the permitted area, can be monitored easily with the help of IoTs which has helped DIAL in saving on fuel and check emissions.

Moreover, the move will help DIAL in cutting down approximately 8,82,200 kgs of carbon emissions per year. In five years, these IoT device-fitted vehicles will help DIAL in reducing approximately 44,10,922 kilograms of carbon emissions.

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