Shillong: Chief Minister Mukul Sangma has said that his Government plans to make Shillong not just a smart city but the safest and most liveable one in the world.
“The government has many plans for our capital city and CCTV surveillance is just one of them. Our ultimate aim is not just to create smart city, but making Shillong a liveable city is in our agenda” Sangma said while inaugurating the CCTv Surveillance under Safe and Secure Shillong project at Shillong Sadar Police Station here on Thursday.
In the first phase of the programme, Shillong is being installed with 28 CCTV cameras and Tura with 10.
The project will be expanded in a phased manner. Sangma said that other departments like the Shillong Municipality could monitor whether the garbage has been collected and of other nuisance happening within the city limits.
It may be mentioned that the Safe and Secure Shillong was launched by the Chief Minister on October 19, 2012.
The chief minister informed that this system could be used only for many other services besides crime and traffic control and said the State Government, in its endeavour to realize the dreams it dreamt on behalf of the people, had found the right partner in NECTAR, whose technology is comparable globally, adding that the project would be expanded to areas beyond Shillong.
Despite financial crunch due to unforeseen fall of revenue the State had spent nearly Rs 3 crore for the project in Shillong and Tura and NECTAR had shared certain component of the expenditure, Sangma informed.
The Chief Minister asked police to scale up their efficiency and commitment to utilise the technology.
Earlier, Home Minister Roshan Warjri hoped that with the installation CCTV cameras crime rates would come down.
Other who spoke on occasion include the state Chief Secretary PBO Warjri , Meghalaya DGP Rajiv Mehta and NECTAR DG Sanjeev Nair.