35 police surveillance cameras go online in Karachi

Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has said that the work done so far is a significant step towards establishing Karachi as a safe city through enhanced surveillance and response capabilities.

He noted that so far 35 police cameras have been made operational under the project and the work on the installation of other cameras was in progress.

Speaking at an important meeting at the CM House on Tuesday the CM said, "I have got the work on the long-awaited Safe City Project in Karachi, Phase-I significantly accelerated." He said that the project, aimed at enhancing public safety and security in the metropolis, has reached several key milestones.

Sindh Home Minister Ziaul Hassan Lanjar, Secretary to CM Raheem Shaikh, IG Sindh and other top officials were present in the meeting.

The IG briefed the CM on the project's progress and informed him that 1,300 cameras will be installed at different locations.

It was disclosed that all 300 pole site surveys and 18 Point of Presence (POP) site surveys have been completed. Under the civil work, Right-of-Way (RoW) approvals from all relevant stakeholders have been obtained and foundation excavation has been completed at 200 pole sites.

The CM was informed that 50 poles have been installed so far with the work in progress at the remaining sites.

The CM was informed that the Control Room and Data Centre equipment, along with a Video Wall, have been installed at the Central Police Office (CPO), where live monitoring will be done through 35 cameras at seven locations.

As far as equipment is concerned, the CM was informed that all shipments [of equipment] from Hikvision, Huawei, Vertiv, POP sites, and Optical Fiber Cables (OFC) have been received and safely stored. Also, five Emergency Response Vehicles (ERVs) have been procured and branded.

To a question, the CM was informed that the allocation of 18 POP sites within police stations has been completed, with groundwork started following surveys and renovation estimates.

The Safe City Authority's headquarters on Sharea Faisal is being established for which the land has been developed and handed over its possession to the National Radio Telecommunication Corporation (NRTC).