Gurgaon: GMDA’s plan to install 62 CCTV cameras at secondary collection points across the city is likely to be delayed with the change of guard at the metropolitan authority as well as MCG. The project was aimed at keeping an eye on illegal garbage dumping and timely collection of waste from secondary collection points.
In May last year, PC Meena, who was holding the charge of both MCG commissioner and GMDA CEO, approved the installation of CCTV cameras at 14 secondary garbage collection points and Bandhwari landfill. Subsequently, GMDA invited bids for the project at a cost of Rs 4 crore in Sept. But only two agencies applied, leading to cancellation of the tender earlier this month. Now, GMDA has sought confirmation from MCG on whether to float a tender again for the project.
A senior GMDA official said they are executing this project on MCG’s request. “We received only two bids for the project. But since we have been undertaking this work on behalf of MCG, any decision has to come from them before we go ahead with the tendering process. We will proceed further only after we get confirmation from MCG,” the official said.
When contacted, MCG commissioner Narhari Singh Bangar said they have already approved the plan. “The project will be executed by GMDA. If required, written consent will soon be given to them. It is a crucial project for effective monitoring of garbage collection from secondary points. Integration of technology in tracking daily operations has been proven effective everywhere and we will certainly be going to use it,” the MCG chief said.
In the first phase of the project, GMDA plans to install CCTV cameras at 14 locations where optical fibre connectivity is already available — Dundahera, Atul Kataria Chowk, Sheetla Mata Mandir, Roshanpura Sabji Mandi, Sector 37, Khandsa, Beriwala Bagh, near district court, Prempuri Jharsa, Nathupur, Chakkarpur, Wazirabad, Kanhai and Sector 70.
For Bandhwari, optical fibres will need to be laid.
Under the project, bullet-type cameras are likely to be installed for general surveillance, along with automatic numberplate recognition (ANPR) for tracking vehicles. All these CCTV cameras will be linked to GMDA’s integrated command control centre where the live feed will be monitored in real time. Flood lights will also be installed for effective surveillance at night as well.
The cameras will help MCG track the movement of trucks collecting waste from secondary collection points to Bandhwari, while ensuring there is no manipulation of weight of transported waste, officials said.
In 2021, MCG was planning to install CCTV cameras at 20 locations to check illegal dumping of waste, but the project didn’t take off. Sources said it couldn’t be executed because it was not financially feasible.
In May last year, PC Meena, who was holding the charge of both MCG commissioner and GMDA CEO, approved the installation of CCTV cameras at 14 secondary garbage collection points and Bandhwari landfill. Subsequently, GMDA invited bids for the project at a cost of Rs 4 crore in Sept. But only two agencies applied, leading to cancellation of the tender earlier this month. Now, GMDA has sought confirmation from MCG on whether to float a tender again for the project.
A senior GMDA official said they are executing this project on MCG’s request. “We received only two bids for the project. But since we have been undertaking this work on behalf of MCG, any decision has to come from them before we go ahead with the tendering process. We will proceed further only after we get confirmation from MCG,” the official said.
When contacted, MCG commissioner Narhari Singh Bangar said they have already approved the plan. “The project will be executed by GMDA. If required, written consent will soon be given to them. It is a crucial project for effective monitoring of garbage collection from secondary points. Integration of technology in tracking daily operations has been proven effective everywhere and we will certainly be going to use it,” the MCG chief said.
In the first phase of the project, GMDA plans to install CCTV cameras at 14 locations where optical fibre connectivity is already available — Dundahera, Atul Kataria Chowk, Sheetla Mata Mandir, Roshanpura Sabji Mandi, Sector 37, Khandsa, Beriwala Bagh, near district court, Prempuri Jharsa, Nathupur, Chakkarpur, Wazirabad, Kanhai and Sector 70.
For Bandhwari, optical fibres will need to be laid.
Under the project, bullet-type cameras are likely to be installed for general surveillance, along with automatic numberplate recognition (ANPR) for tracking vehicles. All these CCTV cameras will be linked to GMDA’s integrated command control centre where the live feed will be monitored in real time. Flood lights will also be installed for effective surveillance at night as well.
The cameras will help MCG track the movement of trucks collecting waste from secondary collection points to Bandhwari, while ensuring there is no manipulation of weight of transported waste, officials said.
In 2021, MCG was planning to install CCTV cameras at 20 locations to check illegal dumping of waste, but the project didn’t take off. Sources said it couldn’t be executed because it was not financially feasible.