Friday, January 07, 2011
Police commissioner B K Gupta went to great lengths to explain the importance of modern communication and technology in detecting crimes in the city. "We have seen in the past few days in the case of the Dhaula Kuan gangrape and the spate of robberies in outer district how even CCTV footage can help crack cases. As a first step, we hope to complete the installation of the Intelligent Traffic System Network (ITSN) in a phased manner in the next two years,'' said Gupta.
According to senior police officers, ITSN will span 265km of road length, covering 277 signalized junctions in the city. A total of 1,687 cameras will be installed along the route and there will be specific cameras to record specific breach of the law. "The plan is to install specialized cameras in such a manner that these record the movement of all offenders. While 52 will be used as enforcement cameras, 35 of the cameras will record traffic signal violations and 36 others on open stretches will record speed violations,'' said joint CP (traffic) Satyendra Garg.
Top cop Gupta also talked about the installation of CCTVs at 29 major city markets in the next three months. "ECIL will complete this work by March. The project will cover 57 markets and 27 border points, and will be an essential tool to counter terrorism and street crime. This will also help us control traffic. The entire network will be monitored from C4i centre at the police headquarters. C4i proved its worth during the Commonwealth Games when it was the nerve centre of activity. Now it will connect us with the entire city,'' Gupta later told Times City.
The automatic finger and palm print identification system has also been installed at all police stations. "Besides inkless and paperless collection of fingerprints, this process helps in instant identification of the criminal,'' said Gupta. The cops said a "Cyber Highway" will also be created. "This integrated data communication network will converge all services currently provided by Delhi Police on the net,'' said Gupta, adding that MHA has also approved for supply, installation and commissioning of Integrated Voice and Data Communication and Recording System to upgrade district and unit control room operations.
Original news source http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/Delhi-Police-goes-hi-tech-but-it-is-still-time-before-they-are-installed/articleshow/7232391.cms
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