A total of 108 CCTV cameras will be installed in the city to control crime activities, especially crimes against women. All the cameras will be connected to the police control room, illuminating the city roads through high mast on Reliance towers.
In this connection, Reliance Jio Company handed over a cheque for Rs 12 lakh from the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) fund to the Gwalior Municipal Corporation. This money will be used to install 15 video walls in the city.
The Area Manager of the Reliance Jio Company, Anand Saxena handed over the cheque to Municipal Commissioner, Vinod Sharma during a function at the Bal Bhavan. Additional Municipal Commissioner Paliya and officials of the Corporation were present during the function.
Talking to the media persons, Municipal Commissioner Vinod Sharma said that this fund will be utilized to install high mast on the reliance towers. This will improve the light system in the city. The company will also install 108 cameras in the city and the cameras will be directly monitored from the police control room. He further said that such high tech surveillance will definitely check crime, especially those against women and children.
The police and the staff of the Corporation will keep an eye on the cameras round the clock. He hoped that this will go a long way in making Gwalior a crime free city.
The officials of the Jio Company said that the cameras will be set up on the video wall that is to be put up at different locations of the city. Through this wall, all the cameras can be connected with one another. They said this system will positively improve the monitoring as well as the light system in the city.