New Delhi, Oct. 18 -- Cochin Port is likely to host India's first immigration corridor for cruise passengers using artificial intelligence (AI). The proposed system would check identities through cameras as international travellers walk past. It aims to reduce the number of stops at immigration counters and simplify arrival formalities.

The Bureau of Immigration and Indian Ports Association are working on the pilot. However, the initiative remains a proposal, with no commissioning date announced. Wider use would depend on the results at Cochin Port, according to Maritime Gateway.

Facial recognition cameras would verify passengers' identities as they move through the corridor. This could reduce the number of individual stops for passport...