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70 CCTV cameras to monitor Surat roads

Surat police have decided to install CCTV cameras at various points in the city owing to rise in crime. The decision was taken after the state government was asked to install the cameras in five important cities of the state.

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Surat police have decided to install CCTV cameras at various points in the city owing to rise in crime. The decision was taken after the state government was asked to install the cameras in five important cities of the state. Currently, the city police are identifying spots to install the cameras.

Cameras will be directly attached to the control room specially designed at the police headquarters. CCTV cameras will be placed at 70 important and sensitive locations. These spots will be kept under round-the-clock surveillance.

“CCTV cameras will keep track of various incidents like breach of traffic rules. City is witnessing a rise in crime. CCTV camera footages can act as proof if a crime gets recorded and help in identifying criminals. At places where CCTV cameras are installed, crime rate get reduced by more than 40%,” a top police official said on condition of anonymity.

Sources said that along with Surat, CCTV cameras will be installed in Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Vadodara and Rajkot.
After identifying locations, the Surat police department will send a request to state government for supply of CCTV cameras. Sources added that earlier 200 cameras were to be installed in the city, but the state government reduced the number to 70.

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