Gurgaon: GMDA plans to install 62 CCTV cameras To monitor illegal dumping and timely collection of waste from secondary collection points located in different parts of the city. The authority has invited bids for installing cameras at 14 secondary waste collection points along the Bandhwari landfill site.
According to a GMDA official, a survey was conducted at all the secondary collection points after which it was decided that there is a need to install CCTV cameras at 14 locations where optical fiber connectivity is already available in the first phase of the project. However, an optical fiber network will need to be laid at the Bandhwari landfill site, the official added.
The locations where these cameras will be installed include Dandhara, Atul Kataria Chowk, Sheetla Mata Mandir, Roshanpura Vegetable Market, Sector 37, Khandsa, Beriwala Bagh, Opposite Court Parking, Prempuri Jharsa, Nathupur, Chakrapur, Wazir Abad, Kanhai and Sector 70 are included. According to the GMDA official, bullet type cameras will be installed for general surveillance and Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) will also be installed for vehicle tracking. All these CCTV cameras will be linked to GMDA’s Integrated Command Control Center (ICCC) from where real-time monitoring can be done. Apart from this, flood lights will also be installed for effective surveillance at night.
“We are launching this project on the request of MCG. It will help prevent unauthorized dumping of waste and prevent violations. Apart from general surveillance, it will be able to check unauthorized vehicles and This will ensure that there is no manipulation of the weight of the waste, said a senior GMDA official, which is being shifted to Bandhwari. The project will cost the development authority around Rs 4 crore. And an agency will take 6 months to complete the work after the contract is allotted.
When contacted, MCG Joint Commissioner Naresh Kumar said, “Only an authorized agency is allowed to dump waste at secondary collection points, however, it has been observed that mixed waste, including C&D, horticulture , medical and even industrial waste is being dumped. Apart from installing CCTV cameras, we are also working on erecting barricades at these sites, which will help in effective monitoring of waste collection. Bandhwari, the amount collected and collected at the landfill site. The entire system will be coordinated with the ICCC and any shortfall in parts of the agency will be looked into,” he said.
In 2021, the MCG had planned to install CCTV cameras at 20 locations to prevent illegal dumping of waste, but the plan did not materialise. MCG sources said that this could not be implemented as it was not financially feasible for them to build a complete CCTV monitoring structure at the dumping site. Meanwhile, experts have said that the city is going through a crisis when it comes to solid waste management and any such intervention will only provide a temporary solution. “It is commendable that some decision has been taken to monitor. But whether this monitoring will lead to integration of contractors in the area into the system and ensure compliance of Solid Waste Management Rules 2016 needs to be considered.” .. Then we will be able to see some change on the ground,” said Ruchika Sethi Tucker, founder of a civic group.
According to a GMDA official, a survey was conducted at all the secondary collection points after which it was decided that there is a need to install CCTV cameras at 14 locations where optical fiber connectivity is already available in the first phase of the project. However, an optical fiber network will need to be laid at the Bandhwari landfill site, the official added.
The locations where these cameras will be installed include Dandhara, Atul Kataria Chowk, Sheetla Mata Mandir, Roshanpura Vegetable Market, Sector 37, Khandsa, Beriwala Bagh, Opposite Court Parking, Prempuri Jharsa, Nathupur, Chakrapur, Wazir Abad, Kanhai and Sector 70 are included. According to the GMDA official, bullet type cameras will be installed for general surveillance and Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) will also be installed for vehicle tracking. All these CCTV cameras will be linked to GMDA’s Integrated Command Control Center (ICCC) from where real-time monitoring can be done. Apart from this, flood lights will also be installed for effective surveillance at night.
“We are launching this project on the request of MCG. It will help prevent unauthorized dumping of waste and prevent violations. Apart from general surveillance, it will be able to check unauthorized vehicles and This will ensure that there is no manipulation of the weight of the waste, said a senior GMDA official, which is being shifted to Bandhwari. The project will cost the development authority around Rs 4 crore. And an agency will take 6 months to complete the work after the contract is allotted.
When contacted, MCG Joint Commissioner Naresh Kumar said, “Only an authorized agency is allowed to dump waste at secondary collection points, however, it has been observed that mixed waste, including C&D, horticulture , medical and even industrial waste is being dumped. Apart from installing CCTV cameras, we are also working on erecting barricades at these sites, which will help in effective monitoring of waste collection. Bandhwari, the amount collected and collected at the landfill site. The entire system will be coordinated with the ICCC and any shortfall in parts of the agency will be looked into,” he said.
In 2021, the MCG had planned to install CCTV cameras at 20 locations to prevent illegal dumping of waste, but the plan did not materialise. MCG sources said that this could not be implemented as it was not financially feasible for them to build a complete CCTV monitoring structure at the dumping site. Meanwhile, experts have said that the city is going through a crisis when it comes to solid waste management and any such intervention will only provide a temporary solution. “It is commendable that some decision has been taken to monitor. But whether this monitoring will lead to integration of contractors in the area into the system and ensure compliance of Solid Waste Management Rules 2016 needs to be considered.” .. Then we will be able to see some change on the ground,” said Ruchika Sethi Tucker, founder of a civic group.