Having failed to crack Nirbhaya’s rape and murder case, the State Government on Tuesday decided to install 565 CCTV cameras at 170 different locations of the State Capital in order to deal with criminal activities across the city and also keep a tab on unruly motorists.
The cameras would be linked with a centralised control room where feeds from other privately installed CCTVs would also come for better surveillance.
Informing about the decision taken by the Cabinet, ADG (Operations) RK Mallick said that the step would be bettering the security scenario across the Capital.
“The Cabinet has approved the proposal of the Home Department installing 565 CCTV cameras at all the major crossroads of Ranchi. The cameras would be fixed at 170 crossings and spots relaying feeds to the control room. The CCTVs would be equipped with RlDV and ANPR advancements. Required connectivity for all this would be provided by the BSNl,” said Mallick.
RlVD (Red light Violation Detection) cameras are used to accurately document vehicle number plate information with high definition detail and to capture supporting visual evidence from traffic light signals. Automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) is also a technology that uses optical character recognition on images to read vehicle registration plates.
The Cabinet has sanctioned Rs 50.90 crore for the purpose. The ADG added that by March proposals would be invited from interested parties while in another six months the installation work was expected to complete.
Besides, the Cabinet took a decision to purchase eggs provided in schools under MDM and in anganwadi centres from Women Self-help Groups. “It has been decided to nominate Jharkhand Mahila Swablambi Poultry Federation for supplying the eggs in schools and aganwadis. To begin with, 600 WSHGs of Gumla and lohardaga districts would be roped in and Rs 50 crore has been released for this purpose.
Also, in the next two years broiler farms of 30,000 capacity and feed production centres of 300 MT capacity would be set up in villages for more egg production,” said Puja Singhal, Special Secretary in the Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Department.
Also present on the occasion was Minister Randhir Singh who added that in three years’ time 10,000 women from across the State would be linked with the project. This apart, 80-100 youths in every village would be trained in feed production. However, given the present capacity not more than 20 per cent requirement of around 50 lakh school goers would be met by the WSHGs.
All the primary schools and anganwadi centers provide one egg two times in a week to children. The Minister added that Rs 24 crore has been given to the Building Development Corporation for building the feed production centres.
In another important decision, the Cabinet granted lease to Hindalco’s Minerals and Minerals ltd for captive mining of bauxite for 50 years. Mines Secretary Sunil Barnwal said that the mine areas spreading in 321.26 acres did not have any forest land involved thus forest clearance was exempted. “However, environmental clearance has to be taken in due course of time. The mining area is located in three villages of Gumla district,” said the Secretary.
The Cabinet, at the same time, also approved Jharkhand Small and Cottage Industries Development Board for the promotion and proper marketing of minor produces. Barnwal added that four professional project directors separately for lac, tusser, handicrafts and minor forest produces would be appointed under a single CEO.
“The Board would coordinate with all the SHGs and Sakhi Mandals and work for enhancing productivity and profitability of the members through better marketing. A governing body under the Chief Minister and an executive body under the Chief Secretary would be in place,” added Barnwal.
The Cabinet also passed Jharkhand Rainwater Harvesting Regulation-2017. It makes mandatory for plots measuring 300 square meter to build the structure along with specified designs, provision of penalty and implementing agencies.