The Times of India 10.08.2012
‘Provide CCTV cameras through MLA funds’
NASHIK: MNS MLA Vasant Gite has proposed that closed circuit television cameras (CCTV) be installed in public places in the city with the help of the development fund at the disposal of MLAs.
Keeping the recent blasts in Pune
in mind, MLA Vasant Gite said that CCTV cameras be installed in
sensitive areas of the city through MLA funds. "The decision to permit
installation of CCTV cameras through MLA funds
had been taken at the ministerial level in the legislative council
around six months back. I have given a proposal in this regard to the
police commissioner on Wednesday," said Gite. "I have asked the
police to conduct a survey in the city and identify the sensitive areas
or those that are vulnerable to attacks and have asked them to gauge
the number of CCTV cameras required for the same. The amount would
depend upon the number of cameras to be installed. We have also asked
them to maintain the cameras. These cameras should be functioning 24
hours a day and the recording should also be done on a daily basis,"
said Gite.
He further said that the Nashik Municipal Corporation
(NMC) has also put up a proposal for CCTV cameras. "But we cannot
depend on the NMC for it because it would take some time for approval.
So, we decided to do it through the funds of the MLAs. I have proposed
that funds from all the MLAs of Nashik be utilized for the same. Funds
from all the three MNS MLAs would be utilized. I have already spoken to
MLA Hemant Takle and he has agreed to it," said the MLA.
He
said that places like banks, malls, community halls, government offices,
important city squares, business houses and various institutions needed
CCTVs cameras for security. "The proposal would take a month
to get approved and another month-and-a-half for installation. I have
appealed to all the MLAs to make this proposal," said Gite.
