raipur the south east central railway secr has introduced an advanced water level monitoring system to enhance safety measures across critical railway bridges in the region this stateoftheart system utilises advanced technology to monitor river water levels at meter gauge locations on vital railway bridges to provide timely alerts of floodsthis new and innovative system will provide realtime information on flood situations and help us take prompt action to ensure the smooth operation of trains even though the previous systems were efficiently working secr cpro saket ranjan told toi water level monitoring system is equipped with sensors that swiftly gather and transmit realtime information about water levels particularly during instances of sudden rises in river water levels the system triggers immediate alerts to the mobile devices of connected officials this proactive approach enables railway authorities to respond promptly and make informed decisions maintaining safe rail operations even during adverse weather conditionsthe traditional methods of monitoring river water levels used earlier lacked speed and precision often resulting in delayed alerts and the potential for errors additionally the unpredictability of floodwaters posed threats to railway tracks and bridges the new water level monitoring system offers an efficient and reliable solution that safeguards critical railway infrastructurethe secr has implemented this technology on 12 strategically important railway bridges under its jurisdiction the bridges equipped with the new system include bridges over the ib river between jharsuguda and ib stations bridges over the river between ib and brajrajnagar stations bridges over the river between bhupdevpur and robertsganj stations bridges over the river between korba and gevra road stations bridges over the hasdeo river between naila and champa stations and bridges over the river between jayaram nagar and akaltara stations under the bilaspur railway divisionsimilarly the bridge over shivnath river between dagouri and nipania stations under the raipur railway division and bridges over the river between rasmara and durg stations mundikota and tumsar stations kanhan and kamthi stations wadsa and bramhapuri stations and bargi and gwarighat stations have been equipped with the new systemthe implementation of the water level monitoring system represents a pivotal step towards ensuring the safety and reliability of rail travel particularly during adverse weather conditions the cpro said