Opposition slams Punjab govt. over decision to buy surveillance equipment

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Updated: May 31, 2015 20:29 IST
Opposition slams Punjab govt. over decision to buy surveillance equipment - The Hindu

Parkash Singh Badal–led Punjab government had earlier reportedly placed order for room bugs, button cameras, digital voice recorders, audio-video surveillance equipment, heavy duty digital cameras.
The Shiromani Akali Dal–Bharatiya Janata Party government’s reported decision to purchase surveillance equipment came under fire from the Opposition on Sunday, which claimed that it could be misused to browbeat political opponents.

The government, however, maintained that buying such equipments was part of routine exercise keeping in mind security issues.

As part of its state action plan for 2014-15, the Parkash Singh Badal–led Punjab government had earlier reportedly placed order for room bugs, button cameras and other equipments including digital voice recorders, audio-video surveillance equipment, heavy duty digital cameras, among others.

Harcharan Bains, Adviser to Chief Minister on National Affairs, said the kind of security threats the country faces, governments of all States have to be well-equipped to face challenges that come before it.

“Governments have to rely on it [surveillance equipment] for security considerations and Punjab — being a border State — we keep receiving various inputs from Government of India [on security threats],” he said.

“Even routinely police department need latest technologies for intelligence gathering apparatus. It's part of the routine exercise of building up the State’s responses to threat to peace,” he added.

Punjab Congress President Pratap Singh Bajwa questioned the need of buying such equipments.

”...Whom are they trying to bug? Are they trying to find the officials who are corrupt? It [SAD-BJP] is the most corrupt government that India has ever seen after Independence,” Mr. Bajwa said.

“They are throwing crores of rupees into this kind of surveillance, just to browbeat the media and political opponents... people in Punjab know very well. This is the kind of government which cannot pay even old age pensions and on the other hand they are spending crores of rupees on buying these kinds of equipments,” he said.

Reacting to charges that surveillance equipments could be misused to browbeat political opponents, Mr. Bains said if the Opposition could provide proof of misuse, they would look into it.

“There is no question of misuse. But if there are any instances of misuse and that allegation is based on evidence provided to us, then the government will surely look into it,” he said.

 

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Good, hope this helps nab dirty politicians. Infact invite CBI in instead and give them a free hand.

 

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Good, hope this helps nab dirty politicians. Infact invite CBI in instead and give them a free hand.

Drugs smuggling and fake currency . Hope havn't forget BSF have arrested many smugglers in Punjab.

 

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To prevent crimeeputy Commissioner of Police Georgy George monitoring the footage of surveillance cameras installed in market areas in Salem on Tuesday.- Photo: E.Lakshmi Narayanan


With people thronging in large numbers for shopping in market area near Old Bus Stand, the city police have stepped up surveillance by installing 25 surveillance cameras and monitoring it round-the-clock.

To prevent crime activities and ensure hassle-free shopping for the public, the police have installed a total of 509 cameras at various places in the city. A total of 25 cameras were installed in Bose Maidan, Old Bus Stand, First Agraharam Street, Second Agraharam Street, Kannakaparameswari Temple, Car Street and Bazaar Street. All these cameras were connected to the Town Police station and the footage were monitored round-the-clock. Apart from this, 25 public address systems were used to give warning messages to the public asking them to keep their belongings and valuables safe. Also, they were warned to be alert against criminals and pocket pickers.

 

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Union Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu, released a postal cover in memory of late The KCP Ltd., founder, V Ramakrishna.

By: PTI | Chennai | Published December 28, 2016 3:25 pm

http://indianexpress.com/article/india/lt-to-install-about-10000-cameras-in-pune-4448549/
The KCP Ltd. has already set up cameras in and around Hyderabad. (Source: File)

Engineering major Larsen and Toubro (L&T) would be setting up nearly 10,000 surveillance cameras in Pune, under the Centre’s Digital India mission, a top company official said. “L&T is putting up nearly 10,000 cameras in Pune under the Digital India mission. Already we have installed 9,000 cameras in Mumbai,” Larsen and Toubro, Engineering, Construction and Contracts division, Deputy Managing Director, S N Subrahmanyan said.

 

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http://www.thehindu.com/news/nation...strict-under-CCTV-network/article16973797.ece

January 01, 2017 18:21 IST
Updated: January 01, 2017 18:21 IST
Two specially trained personnel function as receptionist at every police station
DINDIGUL: Dindigul city had a sophisticated control room connected with a CCTV network, covering the entire district, a first of its kind in the South Zone of police administration, said Superintendent of Police A. Saravanan.

Interacting with media persons here on Sunday, he said prime roads of the city were under CCTV camera coverage. To ensure presence of the police in every nook and cranny, the number of bike patrols, equipped with PA system, siren and flashers, had been increased from 40 to 55 this year.

For the first time, tribals living at two remote villages in Kodaikanal hill – Moongilpallam and Valankulam – got solar lamps due to the efforts of the police. Tarpaulin sheets were issued to 330 families. In addition, coaching classes for Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission examinations were conducted for 33 tribal students. Educational, sports and medical aid were also given to the tribal people, he added.

 

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http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities...as-set-to-make-a-comeback/article18072119.ece

44 cameras ready to be deployed; two start capturing images

KOCHI: Most of the 99 dysfunctional surveillance cameras of the city police are set to get back on track, a month after Keltron launched the repair and maintenance drive to get them operational.

As many as 44 cameras were ready to be deployed, while two have already turned operational and started capturing images, sources said recently.

The cameras at Valanjambalam and Vyttila are already up, and feed from them are being recorded at the police control room at Thevara. More cameras are likely to be turned operational gradually, police sources said.

The cameras were installed at strategic points in the city by Keltron in three phases starting from 2010. The Annual Maintenance Contract (AMC) for these cameras expired in March 2014.

From the alleged harassment of an actor in a moving car to the suicide of a CA student, police were handicapped in gathering evidence, thanks to the absence of surveillance cameras which had shut eyes over a year ago. The cameras became dysfunctional owing to a combination of factors including non-payment of maintenance charges to Keltron and the Kochi metro work.

“The repair and maintenance work is likely to be completed in another 10 days. We have so far re-installed fibre cable connecting cameras on a 24-km stretch,” said S.P. Gopakumar, Project Manager, Keltron Communications.

More than the fibre cable installation, what is consuming considerable time is the fibre optic splicing, which, in simple terms, refer to joining two fibre cables together. On several stretches, Keltron technicians had to cut off portions of cables damaged due to the Kochi metro work, and the act of splicing means encapsulating the resultant two disjointed ends of the cables seamlessly and with perfection.

Mr. Gopakumar said there had been 48 instances of splicing so far out of the 60 needed. “It is a time-consuming process, and the larger the number of fibre cables, the greater will be the time needed for splicing. So, repairing a 48-core fibre cable may take much more time compared to a 6-core cable. We have used 6-core cables to 48-core cables in the city, taking into account the potential future requirements,” he said.

Once all the cameras are up and running, Keltron will enter into a three-year AMC coupled with repair and maintenance responsibilities worth ₹68 lakh with the police. Once the company files the completion report, a high-level committee of the police will inspect the functioning of cameras, and based on its recommendations, payments will be made.

Keltron had suspended servicing of cameras after the city police failed to pay pending dues. It agreed to resume service on the intervention of Director General of Police Loknath Behera, as a result of which it received ₹33 lakh as a part payment out of the total dues.

“Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and Ernakulam Range Inspector General of Police P. Vijayan were the other two who took initiatives in reviving the dormant cameras,” Mr. Gopakumar said.