K-P CM wants Safe City Project deadline met
940 sites identified in Peshawar where 3,500 cameras will be installed
K-P CM Mahmood Khan. PHOTO: PTI
PESHAWAR:
In a follow up meeting regarding the Safe City Project for Peshawar, Chief Minister Mahmood Khan has directed to meet the deadlines as envisaged in the Peshawar Safe City Project Plan further directing the Home Department and Planning and Development Department to actively coordinate and cooperate for the successful implementation of the plan.
Chief Minister Mahmood had directed to present a final plan for initiating work on the Safe City Project during the last meeting regarding the project.
While chairing the meeting, CM was informed that the K-P Integrated Command, Control & Communication Centre will be established adjacent to Police Station East and will focus on monitoring of entry and exit points, public gathering spots, government buildings, educational institutions, hospitals, crime pockets, religious worship places, key infrastructure points, important road crossings, high value places and traffic congestion points.
As per the initial plan, the key public installations to be monitored include government offices, LEA offices, civil secretariat, courts, railway station, bus stations, airport, grid stations, telephone exchanges, TV stations, VVIP security points, hotels, worship places, important educational institutions, shrines, public markets, processions and public security points.
A total of 940 sites have been identified in Peshawar where 3,500 cameras will be installed including 2,300 fixed cameras, 700 PTZ cameras and 500 Facial Recognition cameras.
Published in The Express Tribune, October 6th, 2019.
In a follow up meeting regarding the Safe City Project for Peshawar, Chief Minister Mahmood Khan has directed to meet the deadlines as envisaged in the Peshawar Safe City Project Plan further directing the Home Department and Planning and Development Department to actively coordinate and cooperate for the successful implementation of the plan.
Chief Minister Mahmood had directed to present a final plan for initiating work on the Safe City Project during the last meeting regarding the project.
While chairing the meeting, CM was informed that the K-P Integrated Command, Control & Communication Centre will be established adjacent to Police Station East and will focus on monitoring of entry and exit points, public gathering spots, government buildings, educational institutions, hospitals, crime pockets, religious worship places, key infrastructure points, important road crossings, high value places and traffic congestion points.
As per the initial plan, the key public installations to be monitored include government offices, LEA offices, civil secretariat, courts, railway station, bus stations, airport, grid stations, telephone exchanges, TV stations, VVIP security points, hotels, worship places, important educational institutions, shrines, public markets, processions and public security points.
A total of 940 sites have been identified in Peshawar where 3,500 cameras will be installed including 2,300 fixed cameras, 700 PTZ cameras and 500 Facial Recognition cameras.
Published in The Express Tribune, October 6th, 2019.