UP Government Installs 5000 CCTVs To Make 16 Cities Smarter

In a bid to make cities safer and smarter, the Uttar Pradesh government has installed as many as 5000 CCTV cameras in 16 cities of the state. This move has been taken following the directions of the Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, and the CCTV cameras have been installed under various schemes being initiated by the state government. 

The move is a part of achieving the goal of creating safe and smart cities through the Integrated Command and Control Centre. This scheme has been initiated jointly by the Central and State governments. The Central government has supported the installation of CCTVs in cities including Kanpur, Lucknow, Agra, Varanasi, Prayagraj, Aligarh, Bareilly, Jhansi, Saharanpur and Moradabad. Besides, grants have been issued by the state government for installation of CCTV cameras in Ayodhya, Mathura-Vrindavan, Firozabad, Meerut, Shahjahanpur, Gorakhpur, and Ghaziabad. 

Cooperation of private companies has also been taken for ensuring the completion of this task. CCTVs have been installed by UPDA on expressways, by NHAI on toll plazas, by the railways on railway stations and by the metro administration at metro stations. These were all managed by the Urban Development department under the Smart City Mission. All these have been linked to the Integrated Command and Control Centres. 

On the other hand, installation in institutional finance, such as banks or ATMs, has been done through private companies. The Housing Department has become the nodal agency for tax and registration of shops and markets and for apartments and houses. The monitoring is being done by the Integrated Command and Control Centres.