In a comprehensive review meeting held on Thursday, the principal secretaries of the home and urban development departments assessed the progress of the Safe City Mission. Senior officials from the police department, development authorities, and municipal commissioners from 17 municipal corporations across the state attended the session.
As part of the Safe City initiative, over 400,000 CCTV cameras from both private and public sectors have been connected to the Integrated Command and Control Centre (ICCC) and the Intelligent Traffic Management System (ITMS) established under the Smart City Mission. Notably, Kanpur and Lucknow have excelled in integrating the most cameras with the Command and Control Centres, enabling consistent and comprehensive monitoring.
According to a press release, the connection of these cameras to the Command and Control Centres has facilitated 24/7 surveillance of incidents such as encroachment, theft, assault, crime, and accidents involving stray animals. This has led to a significant reduction in such incidents across the municipal corporations. Additionally, the Safe City project has addressed the safety of women, the elderly, and children by installing adequate lighting at previously identified dark spots, effectively eliminating them throughout the state. The construction of over 192 pink toilets across all municipal corporations has also been completed to enhance women’s safety and convenience.
Following the review, directives were issued to integrate more CCTV cameras installed outside petrol pumps, commercial establishments, liquor shops, banks, and residential complexes into the web and loop systems. This effort will be coordinated with the police department and other government agencies to further strengthen the state’s security infrastructure and enhance citizen safety.
