Metro parking areas to get CCTV cameras

Parking lots next to Delhi Metro stations will be brought under CCTV surveillance besides "hidden and obscure" areas inside the building, after a recent security audit of the modern transport system outlined certain vulnerable areas.

Parking lots next to Delhi Metro stations will be brought under CCTV surveillance besides "hidden and obscure" areas inside the building, after a recent security audit of the modern transport system outlined certain vulnerable areas.

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The audit, conducted by a joint team of central security agencies, has found that parking lots next to big and vital station complexes like Connaught Place, Patel Chowk, Karol Bagh among others should be brought under the watch of the CCTV cameras equipped with TPZ (Tilt, Pan, Zoom) facility.

While the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) a secures the Metro stations from inside, the Delhi police guards their premises.

Certain locations inside the stations like areas behind bend of a wall, areas in front of lifts will also be covered by the Close Circuit Tele Vision (CCTV) cameras, sources said.

They said almost 500-600 CCTV cameras might be needed to secure the areas identified at 82 operational stations, but the actual numbers are still to be worked out.

In case an unauthorised activity is detected by the cameras, the Quick Reaction Teams (QRTs) stationed outside the stations could be informed to meet any exigency. Till now, there is no such system and the Delhi Police patrol is the norm, sources said.