Delhi becomes No.1 city in the world in terms of CCTV coverage per sq km
Delhi has become no 1 city in the world, in terms of CCTV coverage per square kilometer
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New Delhi, December 3: Delhi has become the number 1 city in the world, in terms of CCTV coverage per square kilometer, said Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday.
Kejriwal said, “As many as 2,75,000 CCTV cameras were installed across Delhi in the last 7 years. These were installed in streets, lanes, colonies, RWS, schools and other places. Delhi has become the number one city in the world in having the maximum number of CCTV cameras per square kilometre. The survey was conducted in 150 cities across the world.”
The CM also said there are 1,826 CCTV cameras in Delhi per square mile. He said, “London comes to the second place with 1,138 CCTV cameras per square mile. So Delhi is far ahead of London, Singapore, and Paris. In India, Chennai comes second place in terms of CCTV cameras. And, Delhi has thrice as many cameras as Chennai has. We have 11 times more CCTV cameras installed in Delhi than in Mumbai.” He said, safety for women has improved since the installation of these CCTV cameras. Cameras also help the police in solving cases, as most of the times the incidents are recorded in the CCTV cameras, he added.
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He further said, “We will further install 1,40,000 cameras in the city. Following this, Delhi will have 4,15,000 CCTV cameras.”