New Delhi: In the wake of threat perception to the Rashtrapati Bhawan, Delhi Police has decided to install hi-tech close circuit television cameras (CCTVs) to monitor the movement of people visiting the palatial structure.
A tender has been floated recently for the installation of as many as 74 CCTVs in the premises and the system was expected to be in place in the next couple of months, official sources said.
The decision was taken at one of the meetings attended by Delhi Police officers, representatives of security agencies and Rashtrapati Bhawan officials held earlier this month to review the security measures.
The hi-tech system will cover areas like corridors, rooms and lawns inside the presidential palace and will be monitored at the Police Control Room (PCR) as well as at the Rashtrapati Bhawan, they said.
The sources said the safety measures are reviewed from time to time to ensure that the security of the President's House was foolproof.
CCTVs have also been installed at seven railway stations of Mumbai and the Western Railways plans to hire a security agency to improve surveillance in the wake of Tuesday's serial blasts in suburban trains.
The stations are Churchgate, Mumbai Central, Dadar, Bandra, Bandra terminus, Andheri and Borivali, Western Railway general manager Rajkamal Rao told reporters here today.
He said the security agency will suggest a tailor-made security set up to equip the Railways against terrorist attacks and protect its vital installations.
"We intend to hire an expert security agency and create an international-standard security set up that will be the best in the country. A time-bound programme will be undertaken in consultation with the agency", Rao said.
Till then, to begin with, CCTVs have been installed at the seven railway stations, he said adding the strength of sniffer dog squad has been tripled and will be put on standby for any emergency.
Extra paramilitary forces were deployed at railway stations in view of the present situation, he said, adding baggage checking and frisking have been intensified.
Rao said CCTVs were installed at the seven stations within 12 hours of the blasts.
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