Times of India: Gurugram: Monday, July 24, 2017.
Gurgaon
traffic police doesn't have any proposal to install CCTV cameras to address the
problem of traffic congestion, according to the reply to an RTI application.
"No proposal has been received by traffic police to put up CCTV
cameras," stated the RTI response.
"The
city is hub to several MNCs and pubs. The city police have many times proposed
to install CCTV cameras. However, it has not been done so far. It is shocking
that police don't even have any proposal to put up cameras," said Aseem
Takyar, who had filed the RTI application.
However,
sources in police had told TOI that the city police, around two years ago, had
asked MCG to install more than 350 CCTV in 100 locations to curb crimes against
women and monitor traffic.
"We had
told MCG to put up CCTV cameras to manage traffic and check crimes against
women. The list of places where the cameras could have been installed has also
been given to the civic body. As per my knowledge, the civic body had to carry
out a feasibility study on it," said an officer in Gurgaon police.
"So far,
there is no proposal to put up CCTV cameras. However, plans are in the
pipeline. The objective is to install CCTV cameras to record untoward incidents
and traffic violations happening across the city so as to help police in
investigation," said sources.
Police had
last year announced that CCTV cameras would be installed at Shankar Chowk,
Rajiv Chowk, South City Chowk, Mahavir Chowk and the M G Road. It was also said
that CCTV cameras would be installed outside every Metro station in the city.
"Be it
Delhi or Bangalore, all big cities across the country have implemented CCTV
surveillance at key points, Gurgaon doesn't have proposal to set up CCTV
cameras so far.
"The
city gives the highest revenue to the state. Even then the safety and security
of the city have been ignored," said Uday Lal Singh, a resident of Sector
55.
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