Police report to DCW on CCTV coverage paints dismal picture
Delhi Commission for Women’s (DCW) Chairperson, Swati Maliwal on February 8 had written to the Delhi Police seeking a detailed report regarding the installation of CCTV camera’s in the police stations as per the orders of the Supreme Court.
Further, the Delhi Police on February 16 replied to the letter sharing startling figures which showcased that out of 108 police stations which had CCTV cameras installed, cameras of 64 stations were nonfunctional and 82 police stations run without CCTV.
The report received by the Commission also stated that the Delhi police had decided to install ten CCTV cameras, each in ten police stations as a pilot project.
However, the Commission also said that the pilot project has still not been completed in the last two years.
The ten police stations where CCTV camera’s had to be installed as a pilot project were namely- KN Katju Marg, Rohini North, Maurya Enclave, Jagat Puti, Maddhu Vihar, South Campus, GTB Enclave, Rajouri Garden and Saket police station.
According to reports by the Commission, a total of 435 CCTV cameras were installed in 108 police stations out of which only 239 cameras were operational.
As per reports, the 108 police stations include- Gandhi Nagar police station which has four CCTVS installed in 2003 out of which none are working.
Shakarpur police station had four such cameras out of which only two are functional.
The New Usman Pur police station which despite having four CCTV’S installed still has none of them in working condition.
Adding to the data of the number of cameras installed is the premises of Indira Gandhi International Airport which has four CCTV cameras installed out of which no camera is functional.
Also, the Domestic Airport premises have a total of three non functional cameras.
But, there exists certain police stations who have got all the cameras functioning properly.
Patel Nagar police station had seven such cameras installed in 2014 out of which all are functioning properly.
The Malviya Nagar station echoes the same condition with all four working cameras.
Also, the Parliament Street premises have all three cameras working effectively.
In regard of the same, the Commission has also written to the DCP, Provisioning and Logistics seeking information within ten days of receipt of the communication on the reasons for non-operational CCTV’S in 64 police stations.
Also, the steps being taken to rectify the problem, information on camera’s been installed in the ten police stations as on date and the timeline when all stations will have CCTV’S installed.
CCTVS in 64 stations were nonfunctional, 82 police stations had no CCTVS