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| Traffic moves through Airview More in Siliguri on Wednesday. This is one of the 19 locations where cameras will be installed. Picture by Kundan Yolmo |
Siliguri, April 18: Security surveillance cameras will be installed at 19 locations across Siliguri to monitor traffic and watch out for crime on roads. The decision was taken by the Siliguri Jalpaiguri Development Authority at a meeting held here today.
The meeting was attended by 113 SJDA members. They also gave their consent to the construction of a new college at Champasari and a climbing wall near Darjeeling More to encourage adventure sports.
“Installation of cameras is a unique project. Keeping in mind the need to monitor traffic and also movement of residents, we have decided to put such cameras at strategic locations across Siliguri. The cameras would help us to keep day-to-day update of the town and help in maintaining law and order ,” said SJDA chairman and Siliguri MLA Rudranath Bhattacharya.
The 19 important locations were identified at a meeting with district police officers two months back, Bhattacharya said. Darjeeling More, Panitanki More, Champasari, Station Feeder Road, Hill Cart Road and Hashmi Chowk are some of the spots where the cameras will be erected.
“These cameras have lenses which can move 180 degrees with the zoom. They can record videos and store it for one week and are weatherproof. The estimated price of each of these cameras is likely to be Rs 3 to Rs 4 lakh,” he said.
At the board meeting, it has been decided that the SJDA will also install decorated lights along the 12km stretch from Darjeeling More to Airport More in Bagdogra of NH31 to attract tourists and visitors.(TT)
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