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.

HCL Infosystems Deploys First Of Kind Border Check Post

Travel, Transportation & Logistics

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 Infosystems to

fulfill this technology vision. After a careful

s tu d y o f th e state govern ment ' s

requirements, HCL offered the following

portfolio of solutions-

Creation of Border Check Post (BCP)

application - This included

o Design, development, testing and

implementation of appl ication

software

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o Data structure, database design and

interface gateway design

o Web-based waybill application for

traders, transporters, and citizens for

information and waybil l data

submission

o Data interface for transferring

vehicular data to the relevant

departments

o Integration of application with

electronic/non-electronic devices like

Radio Frequency Detectors (RFID)

r e a d e r s , A u t o m a t i c Ve h i c l e

Classification Counting (AVCC), Lane

Controller, Electronic Weigh Bridge,

printers, cameras, public address

system, barcode printer, boom

barrier, License Plate Reader, token

display system, etc

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, park ing

management, helpdesk etc.

Ÿ Supply, installation and commissioning

of infrastructure at BCPs and datacenter

This included -

o IT Hardware - desktops, server, storage,

backup devices, printers, 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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Ÿ Installation of state-of-the-art electronic

payment and accounting system

Ÿ Document Management System for

storing, sharing, scanning, version

control of various departmental

document

Business Benefits

HCL created a world-class infrastructure at

22 border check posts in Maharashtra. The

solutions deployed by HCL were the first of

its kind in India. In addition to this, the

project involved bringing three state

government bodies – The Department of

Transport, The Department of Sales Tax and

The Department of Excise who shared &

used a common ICT solution simul-

taneously for their respective functional

benefits. The overall benefits were

Increased revenue collection by

Rs. 10,000 Crores

Faster and extremely convenient vehicle

clearance time at the check posts

(average vehicle clearance time reduced

to less than 75 seconds)

This project helped the Department of

Transport prevent hawala transactions

by confirming the physical transit of

goods

Better planning, management and

strategic decision-making for all three

state government bodies

Information collected at the BCPs helped

in cross verifications in the form of

service tax returns submitted by traders

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