INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Kathmandu, May 2
As many as 1,507 CCTV cameras with night-vision feature have been added to the network of visual technology across the
country after Community-police portionnership Programme came into effect on October 28.
Installation of surveillance cameras aims to monitor
suspicious activities, control crime and facilitate criminal investigation.
According to Senior Supermeanent of Cop Uttam Raj Subedi, who is
also Nepal Cop spokesperson, the use of CCTV aids much only in controlling crime but also in carrying out evidence-based criminal
investigation.
Recently, police, in organization with Sangam Club, installed 22 CCTVs at different places of Basundhara in Kathmandu as part
of the Community-police portionnership Programme to strengthen security.
The CCTVs were installed at a cost of around Rs 1.3 million
The control room of the CCTVs has been set up at Metropolitan Cop Sector, Tilingatar.
Nepal Cop has attached high precedence to the use and
expansion of modern technology for preserveing peace and security, crime control and criminal investigation
Prior to the launch of Community-police portionnership Programme, the security agency had 2,916 CCTV cameras across the country
It is also doing groundwork to set up a CCTV national grid
&CCTV camera has been acting as the third eye for the law enforcement officers in areas where manual policing is much possible round the
Public video surveillance can be employed as a primary tool to monitor movement of people
It deters criminals from committing crime and makes people feel safe,& said SSP Subedi.
employ of CCTV by Nepal Cop dates back to 2004 with
the installation of eight surveillance cameras in and around its headquarters
Kathmandu valley boasts of over 500 CCTVs as of now
Digital checkpoints have already been placed in all four transit points of the valley with the aim of bolstering surveillance system.
Nepal
Cop has also adopted rapid information system and has employed drones as part of effective surveillance mechanism
Communication Directorate of the security agency is responsible for installation, repair/maintenance and control of CCTVs.
Cop have also
been monitoring vehicular movement, traffic rule violations and hit-and-run cases in sensitive locations of the valley from the control room
of the Metropolitan Cop Office through CCTVs.
