Noida to rope in agency for report on safe city project

The Noida authority is likely to finalise by March-end the agency which will prepare a detailed project report (DPR) on its ‘Safe City’ project which aims to put the city under surveillance in order to improve the law and order situation.

The Noida authority is likely to finalise by March-end the agency which will prepare a detailed project report (DPR) on its ‘Safe City’ project which aims to put the city under surveillance in order to improve the law and order situation, officials said on Sunday.

Under the ₹80 crore-Safe City project, the authority aims to put 450 key locations under electronic surveillance by way of installing cameras. (HT FILE)

Officials said that the authority has floated a request for proposal (RFP) to invite bids from expert agencies for DPR. The authority is likely to hold a pre-bid meeting in the first week of February, officials said.

Under the ₹80 crore-Safe City project, the authority aims to put 450 key locations, including markets, government offices, outside metro stations and parks, under electronic surveillance by way of installing cameras. The projevt will be implemented by 2023-end.

“We have got a list of 450 spots from the police, where we need to install cameras,” said Ritu Maheshwari chief executive officer of Noida authority.

“Once these cameras will be installed, the authority will hand over the project to the police for monitoring,” said another Noida authority official.