MUMBAI:In a first, Mumbai police is set to install 125 facial recognition cameras across the city over the next three years as part of a Rs 252 crore security plan for women, funded by the Centre and the state.
Mumbai will get an additional 1,600 CCTV cameras, two drones, GIS mapping of criminal hotspots, 100 mounted panoramic cameras on police vehicles and 100 automatic number plate recognition cameras.
The home ministry has set up a Nirbhaya Fund for Safe City projects in Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Ahmedabad and Lucknow. “It’s aCentre-run project on 60:40 basis. MHA has released funds for Maharashtra and the state, too, has made its contribution,” a senior IPS officer told TOI on Friday.
We will implement the project over three years. Our aim is to ensure the safety of women in Mumbai,” the officer added.
He also explained that other proposals include awareness campaigns to promote the safety of women online and in the real world; installation of QR code/radio frequency identification in taxis/autos; building of toilet blocks, three old-age homes and seven hostels for women. Illumination of beaches, dark areas and places below flyovers; creation of women hawking streets and plying of women-exclusive double-decker buses are other initiatives being proposed.
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