Gujrat: A proposal to install as many as one thousand close-circuit security cameras in the six major towns of the Gujrat district has been approved — under the auspices of the local police department’s safe city project, according to news sources.
The camera installations are expected to be executed under a private-public partnership (PPP) model. As a result, the project has been launched in collaboration with the Citizen Police Liaison Committee (CPLC), the trader’s association, and a private firm.
Up until now, 150 cameras have been installed in various commercial areas of Gujrat city. With CPLC’s cooperation, a control room has also been established at police lines, and staff members have been hired so that they may monitor the feed from the cameras 24-hours a day.
The aforementioned control room was inaugurated by the acting governor and Punjab Assembly Speaker Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi. At the event, Police Officer Gujrat District Syed Tauseef Haider stated that the utilisation of modern technologies and strategies, like installing cameras around the city, would assist in curtailing the crime rate in the region.
As per the plan, 500 CCTV cameras will be installed in Gujrat city, 350 in Lalamusa, 150 in Kharian city, 100 in Sara-I-Alamgir city and 50 in Dinga and Jalapur Jattan city; at an estimated cost of PKR 100 million.
The initial funding for the project will be provided by a private firm and the CPLC, while the vendors located in commercial areas will be charged a monthly sum to recompense the private firm for the installation of the cameras, technical support and maintenance.
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