KOLKATA: Following recommendations by the Bidhannagar Traffic Police, the New Town Kolkata Development Authority (NKDA) is further increasing its electronic surveillance across New Town. To add to the existing 535 CCTV cameras, the civic body will instal 300 more at key places across the township, including the community markets and public bicycle sharing stations.
“We have been receiving requests from citizens to increase the CCTV cover as a few law and order incidents occurred recently. We discussed the matter with the police and another 300 CCTV cameras will be installed at different places as recommended to keep 24-hour surveillance. At present,there are 535 cameras across the township,”said an NKDA official.
