In Maharashtra, Mumbai which is spearheading the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic is adopting innovative ideas to contain the pandemic.<br />'' <br />''These ideas are helping the stakeholders not only in making the checking process safe but also in maintaining the social distance as well as increasing the speed of the process.<br />'' <br />''Contactless ticket checking system introduced by Central Railways and smart helmets for screening the people being used by an NGO are the examples of these innovations.<br />'' <br />''AIR correspondent reports, in its fight against prevention of the spread of COVID19, Central Railway Mumbai Division has launched an App called CheckIn Master for the ticket checking staff at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus in Mumbai.<br />'' <br />''The App has OCR and QR code scanning features to check Passenger Reserve System and Unreserved Ticketing System tickets from a safe distance. <br />'' <br />''Handheld thermal guns are also provided for thermal screening of passengers.<br />'' <br />''In the next phase which will be implemented soon, flap-based gates are being planned to be installed at entry/exit with automatic QR-code based ticket checking.<br />'' <br />''On the other hand volunteers of an NGO along with BMC are conducting mass screenings for symptoms of COVID-19 using "smart helmets in Mumbai.<br />'' <br />''According to a medical officer volunteer of the NGO, the helmet is equipped with a thermal camera which enables it to screen 13 people at a time.<br />'' <br />''The smart helmet is controlled using a watch and can check temperatures from a distance of up to 10 feet.<br />'' <br />''With the portable smart helmet, screening can be done much faster than the conventional thermal gun.<br />