HCL Infotech Creates India’s First

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State-of-the-Art Border Check Post in MaharashtraCas

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CLIENT BRIEF

The client Maharashtra Border Check Post Network Limited

(MBCPNL) was awarded the concession by the Government of

Maharashtra to construct, operate and maintain all its 22 border

check posts on the state and national highways. The client is

promoted by a consortium led by Sadbhav Engineering

Limited. The group is engaged in the business of development

of infrastructure facilities such as canals, irrigations, roads,

bridge etc.

The Government of Maharashtra also appointed Maharashtra

State Road Development Corporation Ltd (MSRDC) as the

project execution agency to oversee this project.

Customer

Industry

Challenge

Solutions

Benefits

Maharashtra Border Check Post Network Limited

Infrastructure

To equip the BCPs with modern basic amenities

on Build, Operate and Transfer model solutions.

Ÿ Supply, installation and commissioning of

infrastructure at BCPs

Ÿ Installation of Radio Frequency Detectors

(RFIDs)

Ÿ Increased annual revenue collection by Rs

10,000 crores

Ÿ Average vehicle clearance time reduced to less

than 75 seconds

CLIENT REQUIREMENTS

More than 63 lakh goods and passenger carriers

cross the state of Maharashtra annually. Following

the guidelines of Ministry of Transport in Highways, to

ensure smooth flow of traffic on all the roads with

minimum blockage, the state government wanted to

equip the BCPs with modern basic amenities on

Build, Operate and Transfer model. The project

entailed thorough monitoring of all vehicles,

navigating visitors smoothly and efficiently, reducing

clearance time for commercial vehicles and assisting

the Sales Tax and Excise Department in collecting

revenue at BCPs.

The client, Maharashtra Border Check Post Network

Limited, was hired for this project. To fulfill this vision

of the state government, the client needed an IT

partner who would provide turnkey IT solutions in

design, supply, installation, automation, integration

and subsequent maintenance of the IT infrastructure

at the BCPs for the next 10 years.

SOLUTIONS OFFERED

The client shortlisted HCL Infotech to fulfill this

technology vision. After a careful study of the state

government's requirements, HCL offered the

following portfolio of solutions-

Ÿ Creation of Border Check Post (BCP)

application - This included

o Design, development, testing & implementation

of application software

o Data structure, database design and interface

gateway design

o Web-based waybill application for traders,

transporters, and citizens for information and

waybill data submission

o Integration of application with electronic/non-

electronic devices like Radio Frequency

Detectors (RFID) readers, Automatic Vehicle

Classification Counting (AVCC), Lane

Controller, Electronic Weigh Bridge, printers,

cameras, public address system, barcode

printer, boom barrier, License Plate Reader,

token display system, etc

o Data interface for transferring vehicular data to

the relevant departments

The BCP application that was created had

functionalities like vehicle registration, RFID

issuance, departmental data verification, temporary

permit issuance, transit pass issuance, asset

management, warehouse management, parking

management, helpdesk etc.

Ÿ Supply, installation and commissioning of

infrastructure at BCPs and datacenter This

included -

o IT Hardware - desktops, server, storage, backup

devices, pr inters, scanners, computer

peripherals, UPS, access control devices and

handheld devices

o Enterprise management and other utility

software for video monitoring and backup

management

o Segregation of traffic on the basis of weight, and

weigh bridges on each lane for an accurate

weight check

o Dedicated lane with x-ray scanners for

containerized good

o Office productivity suite on select desktops

o Security solutions to protect the applications

and data integrity

o Anti-virus solutions

Ÿ Datacenter Infrastructure setup This included

arge display panel for video viewing, air

conditioners, UPS, access control system, fire

management system, and network operation

management section

Ÿ Installation of Radio Frequency Detectors

(RFIDs) - This was done to capture vehicle

information. The data generated by RFIDs, Video

Cameras, Weight ids was made available to the

Department of Transport, Sales Tax and Excise for

their usage. The same data was simultaneously

made available online at the central controlling

facility located in Mumbai through VSAT link

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o Document Management System for storing,

sharing, scanning, version control of various

departmental document

Integration of application with electronic/non-electronic devices like Radio Frequency Detectors

(RFID) readers, Automatic Vehicle Classification Counting (AVCC), Lane Controller, Electronic

Weigh Bridge, printers, cameras, public address system, barcode printer, boom barrier, etc.

BUSINESS BENEFITS

This project is a milestone in modernizing

transportation in India. The key highlights of the

project are -

Ÿ Increased annual revenue collection by Rs 10,000

crores

Ÿ Faster and extremely convenient vehicle

clearance time at the check posts (average

vehicle clearance time reduced to less than 75

seconds) due to increased number of lanes, RFID

tag usage to capture vehicle information, and

electronic processing of documents. Going further,

the same RFID tags can be used for automated toll

payment at any toll booth in India

Ÿ All the 22 check posts to be connected through

MPLS/VSAT link to the central control room in the

MSRDC Bandra complex. Presently, three BCPs

have been connected through MPLS/VSAT link

Ÿ This project has helped the Department of

Transport prevent hawala transactions by

confirming the physical transit of goods

Ÿ Improved efficiency of the Department of

Transport, Department of Excise, and Department

of Sales Tax

o MIS and report generation and alarm system,

smoke and water leak detection system and so

on

o 24x7 manpower to handle High Performance

Computing and Data Center setup

Ÿ All three government departments -

Department of Transport, Department of

Excise, and Department of Sales Tax-work

independently - The implementing processes of

all three departments in a single BCP application

with simplified user interface was the major

challenge of the project, as the information

pertaining to each department's processes was

gathered independently and collated in the BCP

application. To overcome this challenge, a

centralised database containing vehicle's data

was designed, which was shared and made

accessible to all the three departments for various

BCP activities

Ÿ Reducing vehicles clearance time to less than

75 seconds - To overcome this challenge, BCP

booths were designed in such a way that the

clearance process could be completed in one

stop-and-go. For this, the offences and standard

parameters as per the Motor Vehicle Act were

predefined for the system to automatically detect

the offences and issue the flags accordingly. This

process has remarkably reduced the duration of

the vehicle stationed in the lane

Ÿ Hassle-free filing of way-bill by the

transporters, traders, and dealers - To ensure

ease of filing of way-bill, the BCP application

developed by HCL Infosystems also included

provision for online way-bill application submission

Ÿ Ensuring issuance of RFID tags to all

commercial vehicles and capturing vehicle

information like registration, make/model,

insurance, and ownership - More than 50 RFID

issuance centres at numerous locations in

Maharashtra, where the commercial vehicle traffic

flow is high, have been provided by the

government to HCL for issuing RFID tags. The

RFID issuance application is designed to store the

captured data in offline and online databases, for

making the issuance process faster and

independent of connectivity

Major challenges faced while implementing the

Project and how they were overcome

Ÿ End-to-end use of technology with minimal

human interference at the BCPs - HCL used

many world-class technology driven equipment

like RFIDs, LPR, AVCC, automated barrier, and

electronic weigh scales, and integrated them with

BCP application to capture vehicle data. The

application also ensured that without human

intervention, the vehicle owners receive receipts

for all transactions / payments made by them at the

BCP. This made the process more transparent and

citizen-centric

About HCL Infotech Ltd.

HCL Infotech Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of HCL Infosystems Limited, is a Premier Indian Technology Company

and offers a wide range and end to end IT Solutions and Services for both Corporate Enterprises as well as Government

Organizations. With a strong legacy and rich industry experience of over thirty years, HCL Infotech offers single window

turnkey solutions which enables customers to create successful and adaptive businesses. The Company's IT services and

solutions portfolio comprise IT Infrastructure Consulting, Integration and Outsourcing; Software-led IT Solutions and

Biometric based Authentication and Business Services. With a presence in 4000+ towns across India, multi-technology

expertise and partnerships with leading technology providers, HCL Infotech enables organizations to grow and

transform. The company also has robust operations in Middle-East Asia and Africa and provides comprehensive IT

solutions to customers across verticals in the region.

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