Table 1. Public Roadways Database Table Adding Aadhar Card Number after
In today's world, as we know that public transportation system such as airway, railway, roadway, and waterway are the network which is used for connecting different places of the world, these networks are not secure enough as there is no or improper verification of the passengers. Anyone can register a ticket in one of the respective transportation systems and can board in without any security check. Security issues are also a major issue as many passengers whether have a ticket or not, can enter in the roadway, train, water boat, and airport without going through any security check.
For making our transportation system secure and to avoid losses of health & wealth of the people, verification through Aadhar Card Number is one of the best solutions. By using Aadhar card as a tool, security and verification of all passengers can be done very easily and efficiently. Ticket verification will be done at the respective station by going through biometric check which will confirm the details filled by passengers, while registering ticket and after verification from Aadhar database, passengers will get the confirmation message. This biometric check will be done at security check point so that all passengers have to go through security check.
Transport is an important part of India's economy, but it is poor in comparison with international standards. Public transport remains the primary mode of transport for most of the livelihood of India and India's public transport systems are among the most heavily used in the world. th India's rail network is the 4 longest and the most heavily used system in the world, transporting 8,224 million passengers and over 969 million tones of freight annually, as of 2012. In 2015-16, Government of India, declared 106 National Waterways (NW) under Inland Waterways Authority of India to reduce the cost of transportation and lower the carbon footprint by moving the traffic from surface roads and railroads to waterways. Security in the transportation system is not good and even passengers are travelling in different transport system without any verification. To avoid the terrorist attack and the losses of life and property of the people, Aadhar card is used for verification and increasing the security of the transportation system. The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) was built up as a joined office of the Planning Commission by the Government of India in the year 2009. The UIDAI is commanded to issue a kind 12- digit number (termed 'Aadhaar') to each occupant of India keeping in mind the end goal to enhance the welfare administration’s conveyance of the Government. The first set of Aadhaar numbers is issued by the UIDAI in September 2010 and as on 1 December 2014 more than 71 crore Aadhaar numbers have been issued to the inhabitants of India. The plan of exceptional identification includes accumulation of demographic data and biometric data from people with the end goal of issuing of remarkable identification numbers (Aadhaar numbers) to such individual [1].
There are two main issues which should be considered, that is there should be proper verification of the passenger of the respective transport system and security of the respective stations such as bus stations, railway stations, airport, harbors, etc. Currently, there is no or negligible verification of the passenger is done. In public roadways, no verification of the passengers is done and in railways and waterways, either only simple details or no details are added which was not cross checked which causes many unknown passengers to travel without any verification. Improper security system is one of the major reasons that we are unable to restrict terrorist activities in our country, which cause huge loss of lives and properties. To overcome this, Aadhaar number is one of the best solutions and no extra work for checking is necessary.
Another issue is about security, as many passengers having ticket don't enter from the security check and come from wrong way to respective stations of the transportation system. This type of entrance in stations cause terrorist attacks. For making the security tight at respective stations of different transportation systems, the verification of Aadhaar and confirmation of ticket should be done at security check point so that every passenger getting entry into train, bus, ship and airplane, etc., with confirmed ticket should be checked.
Implementation of verification of passenger through Aadhar card number includes following stage: Addition of Aadhar card number in database for issuing ticket and biometric for verification at initial stage.
At the time of reservation of ticket for verification, only aadhar card number is necessary to add if the passenger nationality is India otherwise enter passport number. Aadhar card number is stored in database for future reference and this will also help in verifying the passenger travelling as shown in Table 1.
Table 1. Public Roadways Database Table Adding Aadhar Card Number after
Now verification of passengers travelling in roadways will be done at stations only. Biometric test will verify all passengers by using Aadhar database and matching their fingerprints with aadhar number.
The biometric Machine will be available at security check only (gate of the bus, etc.) so that every passenger for verification of ticket will go through security check. This will increase the security in roadway station as shown in Figure 1.
Figure 1. Steps to Enter through Roadways
After biometric test, verification message will be sent to the passenger containing information regarding vehicle and passenger. Database of this will be maintained till the train journey has finished as shown in Table 2.
Table 2. Database after Biometric Check
Implementation of Verification of passenger in railway through Aadhar card number includes the following stages:
Addition of Aadhar card number in database for railway reservation and biometric test for verification. Addition of Aadhar Card Number in Database at the time of reservation of ticket for verification. Aadhar card number is mandatory to add if passenger nationality is India otherwise enter passport number. Aadhar card number is going to store in database for future reference and this will also help in verifying the passenger travelling. Database will now look like as shown in Table 3.
Table 3. Database after Adding Aadhar Card Number
Biometric Test for verification of passengers travelling in train will be done at station only. Biometric test will verify all passengers by using Aadhar database and matching their fingerprint with Aadhar number. The biometric machine will be available at security check only so that no passenger would be allowed to enter into platform without ticket verification of ticket. This will increase the security in railway stations. The steps to enter the platform is shown in Figure 2.
Figure 2. Steps to Enter the Platform
After biometric test, a confirmation message will be sent to the passenger containing information regarding train and passengers. Database of this will be maintained until the train journey has finished as shown in Table 4.
Table 4. Database after Biometric Check
If train traveling duration changes, i.e. train becomes late due to some reasons, then database will be updated and changes will occur in respective columns (Destination time and Time to leave railway station).
Figure 3 explains how reservation of ticket is updated and also explains the flow of verification of ticket and passenger too. During reservation, the passenger has to add their Aadhar card number as mandatory. After all same procedures and paying fare, the passenger will receive a message containing train no., bogie no., set no., etc., that are mentioned in the diagram plus a message that verification will be done on station and there will be a verified ticket message with passenger after verification. Passengers are allowed to enter in the platform at a given time, before that biometric will not verify passenger and the passenger will not be allowed to enter in the platform. When passenger reaches the station, biometric machine will verify the passenger by checking the Aadhar database. After biometric verification of the passenger, the passenger will get the confirmation message containing train no., time for train arrival, destination time plus time to leave destination platform. Biometric checking machine should be situated at security check point, so that every passenger who is coming to the platform should be checked.
Figure 3. Implementation of Railway Security
Figure 4 describes that during the travelling time, if the train destination reaching time changes, then automatically a message is send to all passengers travelling, which will contain information about updated destination and time to leave station.
Figure 4. If Train is Late then Information is Updated for passenger Travelling
For the protection of air passengers and to avoid incidents like attack on world trade centre by terrorists, Implementation of Verification of passenger through Aadhar card number includes following stages: Addition of Aadhar card number in to the database of airway reservation and biometric test for verification. Addition of Aadhar Card Number in Database at the time of reservation of tickets for verification. Aadhar card number is necessary to add if the passenger’s nationality is India otherwise passport number is to be entered. Aadhar card number is also going to be stored in database for future reference and this will also help in verifying the passenger travelling. Database will now look like Table 5.
Table 5. Flight Database After Adding Aadhar Card Number / Passport Number
If the nationality of the passenger is Indian then aadhar card number is required for intra country transportation and for inter country transportation, both Aadhar card number and passport number are required. If the nationality of passenger is other than Indian, only then passport number is required for both inter country and intra country transportation.
Now verification of passengers travelling in plane will be done at airport only. Biometric test will verify all passengers by using Aadhar database and matching their fingerprints with Aadhar number (if Indian), otherwise proper passport verification should be done. The biometric machine will be available at security check only so that every passenger will go through security check for ticket verification. This will increase the security of air transport system. Figure 5 shows the steps to enter an airport.
Figure 5. Steps to Enter into Airport
After biometric test, verification message will be sent to the passenger containing information regarding flight and passenger. Database of this will be maintained till the journey has finished as shown in Table 6.
Table 6. Database after Biometric Check
If flight traveling duration changes, i.e. flight becomes late due to some reasons like bad weather, etc., then database will updated and changes will occur in two columns (Destination time and Time to leave the airport).
Figure 6 explains how reservation of ticket is updated and also the flow of cross verification of tickets and passenger too. During reservation of ticket, a mandatory step of adding Aadhar card number is followed. After all same procedures and paying fare, the passenger will receive a message containing flight no., seat no. etc, that are mentioned in the diagram plus a message that verification will be done on airport and verified ticket message with passenger after verification. Passenger are allowed to enter in the airport at a given time, and before biometric verification, the passenger will not be allowed to enter inside. When passenger reaches the airport, the biometric machine verifies the passenger by checking the database of Aadhar, if nationality is Indian, else with passport number. After biometric verification, an updated database of passenger is verified. After this whole procedure, passenger will get the confirmation message containing flight no., times for flight arrival, destination time plus time to leave destination airport. Biometric checking machine should be situated in security check point so that every passenger who is coming to the airport should be checked.
Figure 7 describes that during the travelling time, if the flight ’s destination reaching time changes then automatically a message is send to all passenger’s travelling, which will contain information about updated destination and time to reach airport.
For the protection of coastal area of the country and to avoid the incident of attacks like Taj attack in Mumbai, implementation of Aadhar card as an identity proof with proper biometric verification of the water passengers and the coastal people like fishermen who used to go for fishing in the sea. As we know that, terrorists are taking waterways to come into our country for attacking innocent people and harming properties. Hence for avoiding these types of terrorist activities, Aadhar card verification is the most accurate tool to tackle this problem. Boat/Ship Database after adding Aadhar card number is shown in Table 7.
Table 7. Boat/Ship Database After Adding Aadhar Card Number
Now verification of passengers travelling in boat/ship will be done at harbour only. Biometric test will verify all passengers by using Aadhar database and matching their fingerprint with Aadhar number. The biometric machine will be available at security check only so that every passenger for verification will go through the security check. This will increase security of the coastal area. Figure 8 shows the boarding steps into the boat/ship and Figure 9 shows the steps of disembark from the boat/ship.
Figure 8. Steps to Board into Boat/Ship
Figure 9. Steps to Disembark the Boat/Ship
All the explanation with the flowchart gives a clear view that by making Aadhar card number as a mandatory step with proper biometric verification for travelling, we can upgrade our transportation system to secure our country from terrorist activities.
If this is implemented in future then there will less scope of attack through our transportation systems. Passenger verification is done automatically and identity proof for verification need not be carried. Security over the respective stations get automatically increased without increasing any man power. Implementation of this will bring a very good change in the transportation system and travelling system and this will cover all the problems regarding security and verification of passenger.
This proposed framework will increase the security of the transportation systems and verification of passenger is done in a very secured way that means each and every passenger travelling by different means is verified plus checked. This will reduce fake travelers and also increases security at country so that risk for bomb blast or any terrorist attack would be reduced. Implementation of this idea will also reduce the congestion or huge mass over the respective transportation system. Figures 10 to 17 show the Overcrowded Bus, Train, Airport, and Harbor with no Security System. Figures 18 and 19 show the Attacks on World Trade Centre and Taj Hotel. Figures 20 and 21 show the Aadhar Card and Facilities.
Figure 10. Overcrowded Bus Station
Figure 11. Overcrowded Bus
Figure 12. Overcrowded Train [2]
Figure 13. Overcrowded Railway Station[2]
Figure 14. Overcrowded Airport
Figure 15. Overcrowded Airport with Improper Security
Figure 16. Overcrowded Harbo [3]
Figure 17. Overcrowded Boat[4]
Figure 18. Attack on World Trade Centre[7]
Figure19. Attack on Taj Hotel[8]
Figure 21. Facilities Provided by Aadhar Card [5]
