The Telangana government will be doubling the number of the number of CCTV cameras in its capital city of Hyderabad. IT and Industries minister KT Rama Rao and Home minister Mahamood Ali directed officials on Monday to almost double the number of cameras from the existing 5.80 lakh to 10 lakh. "Hyderabad city" presumably refers to the three police commissionerate regions in the region — Hyderabad, Cyberabad and Rachakonda. The decision was taken at a review meeting held on Monday. The state government wants CCTV cameras everywhere in the city — and it does seem to mean everywhere. Here is a list of places where Rao and Ali have asked the police and other officials to install CCTV cameras: All commercial complexes, gated communities, malls, parks, IT parks, shelter homes, government hospitals, bus terminals and markets. Various government departments, public sector undertaking and residential welfare associations, wherever cameras are "required". Officials be on the look-out for "opportunities" to set up CCTV cameras on newly-built flyovers, metro pillars, and also near to the parks, lakes and basti dawakhanas (neighbourhood clinics). Speaking in the review meeting, Minister @KTRTRS has instructed MAUD Dept to coordinate with Police Dept to ensure all commercial complexes, gated communities, malls, IT Parks, parks, shelter homes, govt hospitals, bus terminals, and markets, install CC Cameras mandatorily. — Minister for IT, Industries, MA & UD, Telangana (@MinisterKTR) October 5, 2020 'Citizen safety the highest priority': Rama Rao said that "citizen safety" is of the highest priority to Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao.…
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