PUNE: An all-party delegation on Sunday demanded that the civic
administration and the police department draft a fool-proof plan in
eight days for installation of CCTV cameras in the city.The
delegation met police commissioner Gulabrao Pol on Sunday regarding the
law-and-order situation in the city, in the wake of the serial blasts on
Wednesday.

Shiv Sena
leader Neelam Gorhe said, “Corporators from across party lines asked
for specific steps that will be taken to install the CCTV cameras in the
city. Various issues, like the practical and social aspects related to
the installation of the cameras, were discussed in the meeting.”

Gorhe said all elected members have shown a willingness to raise
special funds for the project, but have demanded a fool-proof plan to
ensure that the system functions properly. Some of the elected members
cited examples of how the system has failed in the past. They said that
the plan should address problems like battery back-up for CCTV cameras,
security, storage of footage and maintenance.

Congress leader Mohan Joshi
said, “Installation of CCTVs is a joint effort of various government
departments. The operations and maintenance of the CCTV cameras should
be handled by one agency to ensure that the network is well
coordinated.” He said the delegation gave a deadline of eight days for
the plan to be drafted.Meanwhile, party leaders also discussed
other security measures and related facilities like providing of special
suits for bomb detection squads and bulletproof jackets.