CCTV surveillance to be extended to 589 more junctions
Anjaya Anparthi | TNN | Feb 2, 2019, 02:22 IST
Nagpur: CCTV surveillance is all set to begin at 589 more junctions across the city and outskirts, which will take the total number of junctions to 1,289.
Smart City special purpose vehicle Nagpur Smart and Sustainable City Development Corporation Limited (NSSCDCL) has identified the 589 junctions where 2,945 CCTVs will be installed. “Police department has given a list of 541 junctions for installing CCTV surveillance. Corporators have suggested 48 more junctions,” said an official from NSSCDCL.
At present, 3,698 CCTVs have been installed at 660 junctions. Another 235 CCTVs will be installed at 40 junctions. Optical fibre cables and necessary infrastructure has been installed at 40 junctions but work has been halted due to Metro Rail, Pardi and Sadar flyovers, and Kamptee road widening projects.
After addition of the 2,945 CCTVs, total number will go up to 6,878.
NSSCDCL official added the board of directors headed by additional chief secretary to CM Praveen Pardeshi has approved CCTV surveillance in more junctions. “Proposal will be submitted to Maha IT soon for approval. Existing operator L&T will be given additional work,” he said.
NSSCDCL official said most of the new junctions are those situated between two junctions where CCTV surveillance has already been installed. “Stretch between Mate Square and Pratap Nagar Square is a fine example. At present, CCTV surveillance has been installed at these two squares only. Police department has suggested CCTV surveillance also at Atre Layout T-point situated between these two squares,” he said.
Another new development in the project is augmentation of the storage capacity of feeds coming from CCTVs. “At present, we can store data for 15 days. Process to augment storage to 90 days is going on. It will help in detection of more crimes and traffic violations,” NSSCDCL official said.
As per NSSCDCL data, over 550 crimes have been detected with the help of stored feeds of CCTVs. The traffic police department detected over 3 lakh traffic violations.
As reported by TOI on December 5 last year, NSSCDCL has already started the process to developed existing CCTV surveillance into artificial intelligence (AI), which would be the country’s first-of-its-kind project. All systems will be made automatic under AI.
At present, CCTV surveillance and various types of smart solutions have been developed under Rs520 crore — Smart and Safe City Project. The project is the brainchild of chief minister Devendra Fadnavis. The cost of the project will increase after addition of new works.
Also, NSSCDCL has plans to make internet facility free for availing government services from 84 junctions where Wi-Fi facility has been created. At present, first 30 minutes is free followed by charges. Plan is also to increase free time period further.
On Saturday, Fadnavis and union minister Nitin Gadkari will dedicate the project to public.
L&T was awarded the project on October 18, 2016 with a deadline of one year. Project got delayed due to various reasons.
STATUS OF SMART AND SAFE CITY PROJECT:
* 3,698 CCTVs of total 3,933 installed
* Optical fibre cable of 1,200km connecting all CCTVs, city operation centre, and command and control centre laid
* Smart Streetlighting done on 383 of total 400 street lights on Smart Strip of 6km stretch between Japanese Garden Square and Khamla Square on WHC Road
* Smart traffic signals installed at 10 junctions on Smart Strip
* Of total 5 drones and 5 mobile surveillance vehicles, two each handed over to police department
* 25 of total 65 Smart Kiosks installed. 327 types of government services can be availed from kiosks
* Wi-Fi facilitated at 84 of total 136 junctions
* 15 of total 160 Smart Bus stops installed
* 228 of 400 buses laced with Smart Solutions
* 18 of 20 Smart Bins installed on Smart Strip
* Smart environment sensors and display boards installed at 10 junctions
* Commissioning of Smart Parking for 87 vehicles on Central Bazaar Road awaited
* City Operation Centre started at NMC head office
* Command and Control Centre under construction at police headquarters
Smart City special purpose vehicle Nagpur Smart and Sustainable City Development Corporation Limited (NSSCDCL) has identified the 589 junctions where 2,945 CCTVs will be installed. “Police department has given a list of 541 junctions for installing CCTV surveillance. Corporators have suggested 48 more junctions,” said an official from NSSCDCL.
At present, 3,698 CCTVs have been installed at 660 junctions. Another 235 CCTVs will be installed at 40 junctions. Optical fibre cables and necessary infrastructure has been installed at 40 junctions but work has been halted due to Metro Rail, Pardi and Sadar flyovers, and Kamptee road widening projects.
After addition of the 2,945 CCTVs, total number will go up to 6,878.
NSSCDCL official added the board of directors headed by additional chief secretary to CM Praveen Pardeshi has approved CCTV surveillance in more junctions. “Proposal will be submitted to Maha IT soon for approval. Existing operator L&T will be given additional work,” he said.
NSSCDCL official said most of the new junctions are those situated between two junctions where CCTV surveillance has already been installed. “Stretch between Mate Square and Pratap Nagar Square is a fine example. At present, CCTV surveillance has been installed at these two squares only. Police department has suggested CCTV surveillance also at Atre Layout T-point situated between these two squares,” he said.
Another new development in the project is augmentation of the storage capacity of feeds coming from CCTVs. “At present, we can store data for 15 days. Process to augment storage to 90 days is going on. It will help in detection of more crimes and traffic violations,” NSSCDCL official said.
As per NSSCDCL data, over 550 crimes have been detected with the help of stored feeds of CCTVs. The traffic police department detected over 3 lakh traffic violations.
As reported by TOI on December 5 last year, NSSCDCL has already started the process to developed existing CCTV surveillance into artificial intelligence (AI), which would be the country’s first-of-its-kind project. All systems will be made automatic under AI.
At present, CCTV surveillance and various types of smart solutions have been developed under Rs520 crore — Smart and Safe City Project. The project is the brainchild of chief minister Devendra Fadnavis. The cost of the project will increase after addition of new works.
Also, NSSCDCL has plans to make internet facility free for availing government services from 84 junctions where Wi-Fi facility has been created. At present, first 30 minutes is free followed by charges. Plan is also to increase free time period further.
On Saturday, Fadnavis and union minister Nitin Gadkari will dedicate the project to public.
L&T was awarded the project on October 18, 2016 with a deadline of one year. Project got delayed due to various reasons.
STATUS OF SMART AND SAFE CITY PROJECT:
* 3,698 CCTVs of total 3,933 installed
* Optical fibre cable of 1,200km connecting all CCTVs, city operation centre, and command and control centre laid
* Smart Streetlighting done on 383 of total 400 street lights on Smart Strip of 6km stretch between Japanese Garden Square and Khamla Square on WHC Road
* Smart traffic signals installed at 10 junctions on Smart Strip
* Of total 5 drones and 5 mobile surveillance vehicles, two each handed over to police department
* 25 of total 65 Smart Kiosks installed. 327 types of government services can be availed from kiosks
* Wi-Fi facilitated at 84 of total 136 junctions
* 15 of total 160 Smart Bus stops installed
* 228 of 400 buses laced with Smart Solutions
* 18 of 20 Smart Bins installed on Smart Strip
* Smart environment sensors and display boards installed at 10 junctions
* Commissioning of Smart Parking for 87 vehicles on Central Bazaar Road awaited
* City Operation Centre started at NMC head office
* Command and Control Centre under construction at police headquarters
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