Deccan Chronicle 20.02.2010

Koyambedu bus terminus gets 45 CCTV cameras

Chennai, Feb. 19: As a security measure, 45 CCTV cameras at a cost of Rs 30 lakh have been installed at the CMBT in Koyambedu.

According to a senior CMDA official, the cameras installed at six of the platforms inside the terminus and one outside could capture the image for a distance of 200 meters, enabling it to keep a check during peak hours.

After a series of terror attacks in the country last year that culminated in 26/11 in Mumbai, the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA) has been working towards providing the maximum security cover in the city, he said. These cameras can capture images in all directions, which would be monitored by the people at the centre in the CMBT.