CISF to install 900 more CCTV cameras across Delhi Metro
20 May 2013 7:05 AM IST
In an effort to foil attempted terror strikes, the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) is planning to install 900 more Close Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras across the Delhi Metro network this year.
This is so that immediate attention can be paid to suspicious objects or activities. The additional cameras will cover vulnerable areas across the Delhi Metro.
In addition to this, an increase in patrolling is also being contemplated.
‘We have contacted the DMRC (Delhi Metro Rail Corporation) to increase the number of CCTV cameras to cover the areas which currently do not have enough electronic vigilance,’ said a CISF official.
CISF has asked the Delhi Metro to increase the number of CCTV cameras to 6,000 and relocate 300 of the existing cameras to cover vulnerable areas on station premises. Apart from installation of new cameras and relocation of the existing ones, the CISF has also asked the DMRC to build monitoring centres for these CCTV cameras at all stations built in phases I and II and make provisions for it in phase III.
 Director general of CISF, Rajiv said, ‘We have asked the DMRC to cover areas that currently do not have enough electronic vigilance. To immediately detect suspicious objects or persons, installation of 900 more CCTV cameras are required.’
Presently, 5,100 CCTV cameras are installed across the 134 Metro stations in the capital.
The additional 900 will push the number to 6,000.
Presently, CISF personnel monitor suspicious movement and objects from two monitoring centres at Shastri Park and Barakhamba Road. If anything raises their suspicion at a station, the security personnel monitoring these feeds can send a message to the metro station concerned.
‘Sending a communication to the station takes time and to reduce that communication gap, it has been decided that control rooms be built at each station,’ said a senior CISF official.
Several security threats, robbery and thefts right outside the city airport has prompted the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) to demand more vigilance at the IGI airport too. The CISF has asked IGI airport to install CCTV cameras outside the terminal buildings so that suspicious movement can be spotted or traced.
The possibility of terror attacks are high and the need to plug loop holes, prompted the security officers to ask for CCTV cameras.
‘We have specified certain areas where we felt the cameras were needed.Our demands are from the security point of view. The feasibility and appropriate location will be decided by the airport operator,’ said a CISF official.
The CISF has asked for more than 500 CCTV cameras to be put up both outside and inside the terminal building. They have also asked for rotating PTZ (Pan-Tilt-Zoom) cameras at crucial points outside the airport. ‘These are automatic cameras, which keep rotating. In case of any abrupt movement, they also tend to zoom in on their own and sound an alert, an official said. They can be of great help in case the manual eye fails,’ added an official.
Access points leading to operational areas, parking lots and passenger alighting points are some of the areas specified by the CISF for CCTV vigilance and better security to the citizens.
This is so that immediate attention can be paid to suspicious objects or activities. The additional cameras will cover vulnerable areas across the Delhi Metro.
In addition to this, an increase in patrolling is also being contemplated.
‘We have contacted the DMRC (Delhi Metro Rail Corporation) to increase the number of CCTV cameras to cover the areas which currently do not have enough electronic vigilance,’ said a CISF official.
CISF has asked the Delhi Metro to increase the number of CCTV cameras to 6,000 and relocate 300 of the existing cameras to cover vulnerable areas on station premises. Apart from installation of new cameras and relocation of the existing ones, the CISF has also asked the DMRC to build monitoring centres for these CCTV cameras at all stations built in phases I and II and make provisions for it in phase III.
 Director general of CISF, Rajiv said, ‘We have asked the DMRC to cover areas that currently do not have enough electronic vigilance. To immediately detect suspicious objects or persons, installation of 900 more CCTV cameras are required.’
Presently, 5,100 CCTV cameras are installed across the 134 Metro stations in the capital.
The additional 900 will push the number to 6,000.
Presently, CISF personnel monitor suspicious movement and objects from two monitoring centres at Shastri Park and Barakhamba Road. If anything raises their suspicion at a station, the security personnel monitoring these feeds can send a message to the metro station concerned.
‘Sending a communication to the station takes time and to reduce that communication gap, it has been decided that control rooms be built at each station,’ said a senior CISF official.
Several security threats, robbery and thefts right outside the city airport has prompted the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) to demand more vigilance at the IGI airport too. The CISF has asked IGI airport to install CCTV cameras outside the terminal buildings so that suspicious movement can be spotted or traced.
The possibility of terror attacks are high and the need to plug loop holes, prompted the security officers to ask for CCTV cameras.
‘We have specified certain areas where we felt the cameras were needed.Our demands are from the security point of view. The feasibility and appropriate location will be decided by the airport operator,’ said a CISF official.
The CISF has asked for more than 500 CCTV cameras to be put up both outside and inside the terminal building. They have also asked for rotating PTZ (Pan-Tilt-Zoom) cameras at crucial points outside the airport. ‘These are automatic cameras, which keep rotating. In case of any abrupt movement, they also tend to zoom in on their own and sound an alert, an official said. They can be of great help in case the manual eye fails,’ added an official.
Access points leading to operational areas, parking lots and passenger alighting points are some of the areas specified by the CISF for CCTV vigilance and better security to the citizens.
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