Bharat Diamond Bourse (BDB) is one of the largest and most sophisticated diamond centers in the world. With over 4,000 members engaged in import and export, trade and marketing of rough and polished diamonds, BDB has created a business framework to conduct their transactions with maximum convenience and security.
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The bourse has a daily footfall of more than 70,000 people coming from around the globe for diamond trading. Designed in the shape of a diamond, the BDB is housed in a multi-faceted complex over 20 acres with a constructed area of two million square feet. Within the campus there is a customs office, banking services, travel assistance, diamond certification agencies, critical plant operations and a conference hall. In addition, two basements include one million square feet for car parking and utility services.
To address this massive scale of activities efficiently round the clock, it was crucial for BDB to maintain utmost security and safety for people and property. Such a multi-purpose and safety-critical premise requires scalable, reliable and effective security infrastructure. To that end, BDB has developed a 24x7 state-of-the-art security and surveillance setup used by a dedicated, well-equipped, response team for tackling crises.
To address all their strict demands in security measures, BDB chose Milestone video technology, entrusting the open platform VMS with the high security and advanced surveillance BDB needed. They quickly discovered that they were working with very user-friendly applications that suited every compliance requirement.
They also found that they were able to access the surveillance system on-the-go.
With such a huge area to cover, it took BDB around two years to install 3,500 cameras. They expect to double these installations and have them integrated with the Access Control and Video Analytics.
In an industry where the overall recovery of stolen diamonds is poor, BDB in 2020 had a 100% successful recovery rate of precious stones and other properties — thanks largely to help from Milestone’s video technology.
BDB is also glad to contribute to the community, by assisting the Mumbai city police to monitor road safety of surrounding areas with the video technology of Milestone’s open platform solutions.
BDB started at Bandra-Kurla Complex in Mumbai from 2010, now with over 4,000 members engaged in import and export, manufacturing, and marketing of rough and polished diamonds, BDB has created a business framework to conduct their transactions in maximum convenience and security.