Rajkot to be covered with 973 CCTV cameras under Rajkot Eye Way project

Rajkot: City police and Rajkot Municipal Corporation(RMC) will jointly install as many as 973 CCTV cameras across the city at 172 places at a cost of Rs 69 crore under the ‘Rajkot Eye Way’ project.

Municipal Commissioner Pani and Police Commissioner Gehlot in joint press briefing said the project will be executed in two phases. The first phase will cover the main roads with 487 cameras, 10 display boards, 125 WiFi access point devices and 25 environment sensors at a cost of Rs 47.50 crore.

A command and control centre will be set up at municipal corporation office and police commissioner office equipped with GIS, SKADA etc integration.

Automatic number plate recognition, red light violation detection technology, 400 meter zoom reading, e-challan issuance, outfield works supervision, surveillance over Aaji and Nyari dam, pumping station, garbage centre, ward offices, hospitals and other utilities through CCTV vigil via control room etc are some other features of the project.

The first phase is likely to complete in three months period for which spots are finalized already. After survey in next fortnight, poles will be fitted. The target for completion of first phase of rollout is Janmashtami.

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