State of the art digital visual security system worth Rs 2 billion for city in the offing

December 21, 2009
By Irfan Aligi

KARACHI: In view of enhanced risk of terrorist activities in city, special measures at the provincial level have been initiated. These measures would at one hand; this would improve Police’s efficiency while at the other hand peace in the city would be strengthened.

Capital City police DIG South Ghulam Nabi Memon told Daily Times on the occasion of overseeing security measures adopted at the M A Jinnah Road and around and inside the Nishtar Park alongwith Member National Assembly Abdul Rasheed Godial, Nazim Jamshed Town Javed Ahmed and other high officials.

Nazim Jamshed town Javed Ahmed had briefed Capital City police DIG South Ghulam Nabi Memon. Member National Assembly Rasheed Godial, Nazim Union Council 12 Asghar Ali Mama accompanied him.

DIG South Ghulam Nabi Memon said that the efficacy of the Command and Control System installed at the Nishtar Park so as to remain vigilant for any untoward situation on the occasion of Muharram rituals.

Memon said that under present circumstances, CCP was making use of CCS installed by the Jamshed TMA, which is an augmentation of City District Government Karachi’s CCS.

Memon further said that the digital visual facility would add to the Police’s efficiency and in case of any suspicious activity, Police would be in a better position to react within the shortest possible time.

However, the need of such facility has merged as most wanted. Henceforth, Sindh government has already financed to procure a state of the art digital visual vigilance system worth Rs 2 billion. The said system would be completely installed before end of 2010, claimed Memon.

While talking to Daily Times, Ahmed said that the entire Jamshed TMA was a sensitive area due to countless political and religious activities especially on M A Jinnah Road and inside the premise of the historical Nishtar Park, which also remains as the main venue for the largest religious congregation of Shia Muslim during Muharram days.

Owing to its sensitivity, it was unavoidable to ensure flawless and foolproof security arrangements here. Under this theme, a separate command and control system has been established inside the Nishtar Park. The Jamshed TMA has completed renovation of the Nishtar Park for Rs 150 million.

Besides renovation of the Nishtar Park, the Jamshed TMA has borne hefty cost against security arrangements while 25 close circuit cameras worth Rs 2.5 million have been installed, which would assist the law enforcement agencies in their timely execution of responsibilities.

Every street opening into M A Jinnah road and the Nishtar Park and religious buildings have been covered with the CC cameras.

Apart from these security arrangements, the Jamshed TMA has provided 10 Walk-in-Through Gates, which would be controlled by the law enforcement agencies. Thus it the possibility of carrying any illegal or banned destructive material inside the Nishtar Park has been eliminated.

Meanwhile, a water filter plant was inaugurated on Sunday.

Nazim Jamshed Town Javed Ahmed said that the water filter plant was one of 240 others, which the previous government has installed in all UCs but this was pending due to reason that the contractor had claimed that the previous government had not paid for 239 water filter plants.

Henceforth, the Jamshed Town Municipal Administration (TMA) completed the water filter plant with Rs 1.6 million.

Ahmed said that the water filter plant would give 4,500 gallons of filtered water per day.