New Delhi: Delhi Police Commissioner Mr. Rakesh Asthana IPS has said that the Delhi Police will set up an extensive network of CCTV cameras for surveillance across the city as well as procure advanced equipment and vehicles by utilizing the funds in the improved budget allotted to the police forces by the central government this year.
The Central Government has allocated Rs.10, 355.29 crores to the Delhi Police in the Union Budget – Rs.8, 654.26 crores in the last financial year. Of the total money, Rs.9,808.39 crore was earmarked for establishment-related expenses and Rs.287 crore under the ‘capital’ section, according to senior officials, the Delhi police Chief said.
Delhi Police Commissioner Mr. Rakesh Asthana IPS said the increased allocations would provide better infrastructure for Delhi Police, adding that Rs.259 crore would be used to upgrade police infrastructure for the construction and maintenance of office buildings, residential buildings, and maintenance and upkeep of new police headquarters through public-private partnership and ‘capital’. The allocation under the Head – 287 crore will be used to install more CCTVs and to collect various advanced equipment for effective law and order management. We are ready to upgrade our communication systems such as Cyber Highway and Digital Trunking Radio System along with the implementation of Intelligent Traffic Management System (ITMS) with proper allocations in the budget. The Delhi police chief said that a variety of vehicles will also be introduced this year for advanced policing.
The commissioner said the “Safe City Project” would be one of the priority programs, using the use of artificial intelligence-based proactive policing. “By the end of this year, we hope to install another 10,000 CCTV cameras, which will be integrated into the Central Command Room under the Union Home Ministry’s ‘Safe City Project’. Currently, the Delhi Police has over 8,500 operational and 6,600 process CCTV cameras. With the help of these cameras in public places, the police can carry out public security alone. Furthermore, since all camera video feeds are linked to our Integrated Command and Control Center, we can apply data analysis on CCTV feeds and use comprehensive crime and crime databases to develop actionable information,” said the Delhi Commissioner.
The training facilities will also be upgraded, a senior police official said. “The old buildings of the Delhi Police Academy (formerly known as the Police Training College) get a state-of-the-art look. It is poised to become one of the best police academies in the world with the best faculties in all streams, including law, technology, and cyber-forensic sciences. According to our Perspective Plan 2030 and Action Plan 2024, we also conduct regular orientation and interaction sessions for police personnel with officers from the judiciary and civil administration. The Delhi police commissioner said that coordinating with other agencies would enhance the investigative skills of our staff.
Mr. Asthana said it plans to equip all police stations with state-of-the-art vehicles as provided in this year’s budget. “This budget is exceptionally encouraging for us. As we have a responsibility to preserve the paradigm of peace in the nation’s capital, we must continue to work 24 hours a day. The Delhi Police expects more police-public participation and a stronger relationship with civil society, which multiplies its agility in various aspects of day-to-day policing in the capital, “said the Delhi Police Commissioner.
Explaining the steps to be taken for better security of women, Mr. Asthana said that the safety of women is a top priority for the Delhi Police. “We identified 891 shadow areas and 303 weak mobile signal spots. Patrolling and surveillance will be increased in these areas. Pink booths with women police are already operating.
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Venkata T Reddy
