Tamil Nadu’s first AI-based early warning system (EWS)

Current context:The Tamil Nadu Forest Department has developed an AI-based early warning system to detect elephant movement near railway tracks and alert the authorities to reduce train speed or stop the trains if necessary.

• The system involves installing 12 e-surveillance towers equipped with thermal imaging cameras along the Ettimadai–Walayar railway section, which links Tamil Nadu and Kerala.
• This section passes through the Solakkarai reserve forest of Madukkarai range, where many elephants have been killed by trains in the past.
• The AI-based early warning system is expected to be completed soon and will undergo trial runs to check its functionality.
• The forest department staff and the railway officials can then take appropriate action to prevent any accidents.

Question:

Q.1 What is the name of the AI-based early warning system project by the Tamil Nadu Forest Department?

a. MIKE
b. KSTAR
c. EWS
d. ECO