DTC to increase vigil by installing CCTVs, GPS, panic buttons

NEW DELHI: Delhi is ready to install CCTV cameras, GPS and panic buttons in Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) and cluster buses plying on the city roads. The project is undertaken by the state owned Telecom Consultants India Limited (TCIL), who are aiming to complete the installation project worth Rs 128 crore in a year’s time for the entire fleet of buses. Arvind Kejriwal, Chief Minister, Delhi, flagged off 100 standard floor buses today, December 27, with these features. For now, the newly commissioned buses are equipped with 10 panic buttons and three CCTVs.

The new equipment would allow the authorities to increase their vigil in buses in real time. The panic button would alert law enforcement agencies in the vicinity of any unfavorable incident and immediate action would ensue.

Initially, the Government of Delhi had proposed this in November of 2018. The project failed at that time due to lack of responses from bidders at the time.