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CCTVs to watch over MHADA HQ

To keep a check on touts roaming in and around the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (Mhada) headquarters in Bandra, the housing body will be fitted with a full surveillance system. The office will be equipped with high density ultraviolet-fitted CCTVs in every nook and corner. 

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To keep a check on touts roaming in and around the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (Mhada) headquarters in Bandra, the housing body will be fitted with a full surveillance system. The office will be equipped with high density ultraviolet-fitted CCTVs in every nook and corner. 

How many CCTVs being fitted? 
Around 70 cameras are already installed in the Mhada building and 17 more will be fitted, taking the total to 87. The project would take a fortnight. 
It may be noted that while Mhada is popular for providing affordable houses for commoners, but it is also infamous for wrongdoings in the past, as it is dominated by touts who make rounds of the office. 

What is it aimed at? 
Mahendra Warbhuvan, deputy chief executive officer, Mhada, said, “The chambers of all top officials of have a monitor installed. It alerts them of the daily movements of visitors entering the offices. The premises are busy throughout the day and installing CCTVs will help alleviate fears of wrongdoing. Our main goal is to eradicate corruption and keep a tab on touts and increase public awareness.” 
He elaborated: “There would be high-resolution cameras that can capture clear pictures even at night. Though all top officials have monitors in their chambers, we are making a central control room which would be monitored by officials. We can store footage of 10 days in the current system. After completion of the project, it can store footage for two months.” 
Dilip Halde, Mhada secretary, said, “The presence of CCTVs in any area is not only beneficial to the authorities for any wrongdoing committed by any one in the premises but it also creates fear among wrongdoers, as they can be identified at later stage in CCTV footage. Mhada administration is leaving no stone unturned to curb the wrong doings in its premises. So it is as simple as “Prevention is better than cure”. 

Who will handle them?
“Daily operation of CCTVs would be handled by the information technology department. It is very difficult to maintain footage from so many cameras for two months, so we have procured advanced systems. The installation is such that if any camera is not functional, another will capture images in its place. To avoid breakdowns, we have signed an agreement of complete installation with a warranty of five years,” Halde said.
Praveen Dixit, additional director general of police, Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB), said, “The installation of CCTVs will deter wrongdoing. Any premises, private or government, should install CCTV cameras not only in the interior but the exterior too, at entry and exit points. It would help keep a watch on arrivals and departures of vehicles. There should be a display board saying “These premises are under CCTV surveillance.” 

 

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