NTPC to be part of community CCTV project in Hyd

State-run NTPC today entered into an MoU with Hyderabad police to provide financial assistance of Rs one crore for the community CCTV project here.
Under its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and community development Initiative, NTPC entered into an MoU with the office of Hyderabad Commissioner of Police for installation of CCTV cameras in Old City areas.
NTPC, which is the first PSU to join hands with Hyderabad Police for installation of CCTV cameras, would extend a financial assistance of Rs one crore for the installation at areas falling under Kamatipura Police Station limits.
The Telangana government has started the process for setting up a 24-storied Command Control Centre at Banjara Hills, that will be connected with a city-wide community CCTV surveillance system consisting of over a lakh of CCTV cameras, Hyderabad Police Commissioner M Mahendar Reddy said.

"This will act as one stop centre for handling all emergencies and crisis/disaster managements by all government departments. As part of this effort, Hyderabad Police started implementation of city-wide community CCTV surveillance system with the help of community support," he said.
The CCTV camera project, is the biggest of its kind to be taken up anywhere in India. Several vital installations, will be mapped round-the-clock through surveillance cameras. The closed circuit television (CCTV) cameras technology will act as a force multiplier and help in checking crime and violation of traffic rules, he said.

Reddy further said the Telangana government has come forward to invest about Rs 1,200 crore in terms of transforming Hyderabad City Police into a citizen friendly, citizen-centric and technology driven police organisation.

"One of the elements of this entire project has been to cover the city with 1 lakh CCTV cameras all networked and monitored at multiple levels. All the cameras once established and networked will be driven with analytics and we do expect with 1 lakh cameras in the city, Hyderabad would become safe and secure from point of view of commoner, women, children," the Hyderabad Police chief added.
The Old City consists of jurisdiction covered by about 30 police stations requiring a budget of about Rs 45 crore for coverage of the entire area under CCTV surveillance system, officials said.

Currently the police are setting up CCTV cameras at various locations in the city as part of the community CCTV project.