In an initiative taken by the residents of Civil lines area in coordination with the North district police, 67 cameras have been installed all over the Civil lines area. An association named Club Class has installed 67 cameras spread in 16 clusters and covering over 2000 households providing a viewing facility at any remote location, including a monitoring station set up at Civil lines police station.
The initiative was taken by the residents and all major entry and exit points, market places; crime-prone zones will now be done surveillance. Some of the major locations include Ridge Road, ludlow Castle, Masonic Club, Sant Parmanand Hospital, Exchange Stores, IP College and Raj Narain Road. Number of schools and colleges are also present in the area and women safety is a concern as well. The members of the association said that the move was generated as the safety of citizens lies in their hands as well and joining hands with the police would make the situation simpler. “The total cost of the project is Rs 20 lakh, the funds for which were donated by the residents of Civil lines. The project started in February and ended in July.
Few cases of fatal accidents and snatching were also solved due to the cameras,” said Nitin Goel, president, Club Class. Commissioner of Police BS Bassi will be inaugurating the project under the Neighbourhood Watch Scheme of Delhi Police on Sunday. The project has been monikered Secure Delhi.