e-surveillance project launched in Nakodar
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Our Correspondent
Nakodar, May 14
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Jalandhar Deputy Commissioner Varinder Kumar Sharma and Senior Superintendent of Police Navjot Singh Mahal on Thursday launched the e-surveillance project for Nakodar city to ensure 100 per cent CCTV surveillance in city for ensuring safety and security of the people.
About the project
- As part of the project, PTZ cameras, which show the 360-degree video, will be installed at vulnerable and highly congested points so that every activity was precisely recorded.
- The DC and the SSP said the cameras were also capable of detecting fire due to which it could be helpful in tackling any urgency.
Launching the scheme here at the Nakodar city police station, the Deputy Commissioner and the Senior Superintendent of Police said 30 hi-end pan tilt zoom (PTZ) cameras would be installed at the key and sensitive points of Nakodar. They said the initiative was brainchild of Assistant Superintendent of Police Vatsala Gupta, who would be monitoring the entire movement of people through these e-eyes in control room set up at her office. Both the officers said that these cameras would be used for noticing everything that happens in the city.
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They the PTZ cameras, which show the 360-degree video, would be installed at the vulnerable and highly congested points so that every activity was precisely recorded. They said the cameras were also capable of detecting fire at some place due to which it could be very helpful in tackling any sort of urgency. They further said besides vulnerable points these cameras would be installed at the main entry points of the city so as to record the entry and exit of every vehicle coming to the city.
Meanwhile, in a noble gesture the Deputy Commissioner and the Senior Superintendent of Police also distributed uniform and dry fruits to the cops on duty. They said this move would benefit around 1,500 cops who were doing round-the-clock duty in hostile circumstances. Both the officers also patted the cops for performing their duty meticulously.
Sub-Divisional Magistrate Amit Kumar, Assistant Superintendent of Police Vatsala Gupta, Superintendent of Police RPS Sandhu, Deputy Superintendent of Police Sarabjit Rai and others were also present.
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