The Delhi Government has floated tenders for installation of around 1.4 lakh CCTV cameras across the national Capital, PWD Minister Satyendar Jain said on Tuesday. Installation of these cameras is expected to be completed within four to five months, the Minister said. Once installed these CCTV cameras will be a force multiplier in identifying anti-social elements especially those who stalk and harass girls and women.
According to the plan envisaged by Arvind Kejriwal Government, around 2,000 cameras would be installed in each of the 70 Assembly constituencies in the national Capital, Jain said.
CCTV cameras would be installed in residential and commercial areas. “We have floated tenders to install around 1.4 lakh CCTV cameras across the city. We will complete the project within four to five months,” Jain told reporters here.
In the run up to the 2015 Delhi Assembly elections, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) had promised to install CCTV cameras across the national Capital. There has been a demand from the various sections of society to install CCTV cameras in the vulnerable areas of the national Capital to secure women. A senior official said that the project will be completed on a war footing and all areas will be covered.