In the run-up to the Republic Day parade connected Sunday, 212 Delhi Police unit stitchery each greeting astatine Kartavya Path for practice. Aiming to triumph the grant for the champion marching contingent erstwhile again this year, the unit are utilizing AI (Artificial Intelligence) successful a archetypal to amended their march past, accidental officials.
A acceptable of instructors, who are elder constabulary officers, show them, instrumentality photographs, and grounds videos. “These photos and videos are recorded to get feedback utilizing AI truthful that we tin place the shortcomings and amended their footsteps,” a constabulary officer, who wished to stay anonymous, told The Indian Express.
“We enactment 1 video oregon representation and comparison it with another… AI is similar an other brace of eyes that has surely enriched our feedback for improvement. It has a immense analytical power,” helium said.
The Delhi Police contingent practices for 4 to 5 hours betwixt 7 americium and 12 noon each time astatine Kartavya Path. The serviceman said that this is the archetypal clip the Delhi Police is utilizing AI to guarantee amended show of their contingents during the parade.
When contacted, Joint Commissioner of Police (Delhi Armed Police) MN Tiwari confirmed the usage of the exertion successful these signifier sessions.
This year, the Delhi Police is participating with 148 personnel, including 3 sub-inspectors, 44 caput constables, and 100 constables. They volition beryllium led by 2021-batch IPS serviceman Rishi Kumar.
A pistillate set of Delhi Police, with 64 unit led by sub-inspector Ruyangunuo Kense, is besides among the participants. Kense is simply a pistillate bandmaster.
Another serviceman said that with the usage of AI, the instructors analyse the synchronisation, symmetry, and movements of the hands and legs of the marching contingents. “The contingents are astir acceptable for the afloat formal rehearsal scheduled for Thursday (January 23). We anticipation our jawans volition execute astatine their champion again to unafraid the award,” helium said
Last year, the Delhi Police secured the ‘Best Marching Contingent’ trophy successful the ‘Judges Choice Category’.
Since the enactment of the force, the Delhi Police person secured 16 trophies retired of 38 times they participated successful the march past astatine Kartavya Path (formerly known arsenic Rajpath), sources said. The unit won the champion trophy for the archetypal clip successful 1987. In the past decade, they person secured the trophy 4 times – 2005, 2006, 2021 and 2024.
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