New Delhi: Since the AAP administration took office seven years ago, a total of 2,75,000 CCTV cameras have been installed in the city — on the streets, public areas, colonies, and schools said Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday.
He further stated that the national capital will receive 1,40,000 new CCTV cameras. According to Kejriwal, this brings the overall number of CCTV cameras in the city to 4,15,000 units. The extra installations are being installed as part of the second phase of CCTV camera installation.
Earlier in August, the Delhi administration had claimed that the city had the most CCTVs per square mile with "very secure" feeds, referring to it as a "feather in the cap."
"Delhi has the most CCTV cameras per square kilometre in the world," he said, adding that this was shown via a survey of 150 cities. Delhi has 1,826 CCTV cameras per square mile. "London comes in second with 1,138," he remarked.
"Delhi is far ahead of London, New York, and Paris...that many CCTV cameras have been installed. Chennai is second in the country in terms of CCTV cameras, with Delhi having three times the number. There are 11 times as many cameras in Delhi as there are in Mumbai," Kejriwal added. This has aided the police in solving crimes, according to Kejriwal.
The cameras are being installed by Bharat Electronics Limited, according to Kejriwal, who added that they are cutting-edge, sophisticated cameras.
If the camera fails to function, the command centre will be notified, and officials will be notified through SMS. If the camera is faulty or not operating properly, an alert will ring at the command centre.
The 4-megapixel cameras can record for up to 30 days, according to the CM. He stated that live footage from the cameras would be available for three to four persons who will have password access to it.