Team Herald
MARGAO: After commissioning of CCTV cameras on the national highways near the Verna Industrial Estate, Director General of Police (DGP) Indra Dev Shukla said that more than 50 per cent of the 350-odd CCTV cameras installed by State government are not working.
Shukla was addressing the gathering on Thursday at the function organised by the Verna Industries Association (VIA) and said the findings about such non-functional CCTVs cameras were from a survey he had initiated.
Speaking to the VIE Association industry stakeholders, the DGP called for collaboration between industry and police in fighting crime.
Earlier in the day, the CCTV cameras along NH66 and NH566 were inaugurated. These cover the Birla Cross area, Titan junction, and area near Maharaja Hotel, IFB junction, Cipla junction and Coca Cola junction.
Inspector General of Police Rajesh Kumar, Deputy Inspector General of Police Paramaditya, Superintendent of Police South Goa Abhishek Dhaniya and VIA President Pradip Da Costa were present at the inauguration.
Speaking on his survey on CCTVS installed by the government, the DGP said that even in the case of CCTVs which are in working condition, data analysis and monitoring of the data is not done.
He further lamented that the survey had revealed that hardly 500-odd shops and households in Goa have installed CCTV cameras.
He also gave examples where CCTV footage had helped in investigation of crimes.
He urged private CCTV owners to ensure that at least one camera of theirs points outside their homes.
The DGP also spoke about the recent Assembly elections and how smooth the law and order situation was.
“One thing I will say is that in few States, a few political parties believe that election starts with bomb, with murder with burning up houses, with ransacking with the induced mandate of threatening. The people of Goa, the ‘Goenkars’ have given them a very good lesson. Ideologically, we may be different but their cultures cannot be brought here and Goa cannot be made a fertile ground for that,” he said.
