Dysfunctional of CCTV Camera is many Kendrapara Police Stations- RTI Revelation
·
a. CCTV defunct in 50% of police Stations of Kendrapara
district
· b. Though CCTV camera defunct
in Nikirei Police station from
28.2.2019, the IIC reported on 20.7.20 after one
and half year.
·
c. Though SDPO, Pattamundai has reported
aout dysfunctional of CCTV since
one year, SP Kendrapara has not taken any steps to repair
it.
·
d. This is
the true
picture of 5T of Nabin Patnaik Govt.
Introduction
A CCTV
(closed-circuit television) system is widely used across the globe. This system allows the use of videos cameras
to monitor the interior and exterior of a property, transmitting the signal to
a monitor or set of monitors. It
acts as deterrent to criminals and anyone carrying
out illegal activities and helps a lot
to Criminal investigation
team to identify crime and criminals. Through surveillance cameras, the police can both prevent
crimes from happening and can quickly solve criminal cases with material
evidence. In addition, surveillance cameras protect against property theft, and
vandalism.
In view of it, the Home Dept., Govt. of Odisha has
taken up project of
installing CCTV camera in
various locations and also
at police station. But unfortunately, the CCTV cameras
installed are seen
defunct in many places for months
together. The purpose of
installation of CCTV camera has been defeated
in Kendrapara district.
On
behalf of Odisha Soochana adhikar Abhijan (OSAA), RTI
Applications have been submitted to SP office of many districts to
monitor functioning of CCTV camera and
how it has helped to check the crime. The
result is very disturbing.
Filling
of RTI to SP, Kendrapara
Sri Manoranjan Jena ( M- 9777472990)
,
RTI Activist of Derabishi block of Kendrapara district had filed two RTI
Applications dt. 27.5.20 and 29.6.20 in
the office of Superintendent of Police (SP), Kendrapara seeking
information about details of installation of CCTV camera in various
police stations, details of purchase , warrantry of Camera , name of
the organization installed CCTV camera
in police stations, date of reporting to
SP about dysfunctional of CCTV camera.
1. In response to RTI Application dt. 27.5.20., the
PIO-cum-IIC, Nikirei Police station reported
on 14.6.20 that CCTV
camera has been defunct from 28.2.19 just before
the General Election.
2.
On RTI Application filed
on 29.6.20,
the PIO, office of SP, Kendrapara provided the
following information on 7.8.20.
|
Name
of Police Station |
Name
of agency entrusted to install CCTV camera
|
Whether CCTV defunct or
working
|
Date
of reporting to SP, Kendrapara
on dysfunctional of CCTV
|
|
SP Office, Jajang
|
M/S Computer World , Near Electric
Office , Kajala, Kendrapara
|
CCTV
working
|
|
|
SDPO office, Kendrapara
|
Best Enterprises , Bhubaneswar
|
DO
|
|
|
Kendrapara Town
Police Station
|
Micro System Infotech & Telecom
( P) Ltd.
Plot No.- A/23, Madhusudan Nagar,
Unit-9, Bhubaneswar
Ph- 06742394470
|
DO
|
|
|
Derabisi Police Station
|
Micro System Infotech & Telecom
( P) Ltd.
|
DO
|
|
|
Aul Police Station
|
Micro System Infotech & Telecom ( P)
Ltd.
|
DO
|
|
|
Rajnagar Police Station
|
Micro System Infotech & Telecom
( P) Ltd.
|
DO
|
|
|
Marshaghai Police Station
|
Micro System Infotech & Telecom
( P) Ltd.
|
DO
|
|
|
Talachuan Police Station
|
Micro System Infotech & Telecom ( P)
Ltd.
|
DO
|
|
|
Pattamundai Police Station
|
Micro System Infotech & Telecom
( P) Ltd.
|
DO
|
|
|
Patakura Police Station
|
Micro System Infotech & Telecom
( P) Ltd.
|
DO
|
|
|
Rajkanika Police Station
|
Adino Telecom Ltd., Mumbai
|
Defunct
|
9.1.20
|
|
Mahakalapada Police Station
|
Micro System Infotech & Telecom
( P) Ltd.
|
Defunct
|
5.2.20
|
|
Pattamundai Police Station
|
Amtel Com ( P)
Ltd, Bhubaneswar
|
Defunct
|
3.7.20
|
|
Jambu Marine Police Station
|
Micro System Infotech & Telecom
( P) Ltd.
|
Defunct
|
4.7.20
|
|
Tantiapala Police Station ( marine)
|
Micro System Infotech & Telecom
( P) Ltd.
|
Defunct
|
6.7.20
|
|
Energy Police Station , Kajala
|
Micro System Infotech & Telecom
( P) Ltd.
|
Defunct
|
7.7.20
|
|
Nikirei Police Station
|
Micro System Infotech & Telecom
( P) Ltd.
|
Defunct
|
20.7.20
|
|
Kendrapara Sadar
PS
|
Micro System Infotech & Telecom
( P) Ltd.
|
Defunct
|
30.7.20
|
|
SDPO office, Pattamundai
|
Micro System Infotech & Telecom
( P) Ltd.
|
Defunct
|
12.3.20
|
On
RTI query about purchase of CCTV camera, PIO reported
that this information can be collected
from police Head quarter, Cuttack.
Analysis of the
information
1.
50% of the
police station do not have
functional CCTV Camera.
2.
Many
police stations do not report
SP about dysfunctional of CCTV camera for
years and months together. For
example , CCTV Camera is
lying defunct in Nikirei
Police Satiation since
28.2.2019. But the IIC, Nikirei
reported it to SP, Kendrapara on 20.7.20
after one and
half year.
3.
Similarly , Many police
Station reported to SP, Kendrapara about dysfunctional
of CCTV just after filling
RTI Application dt. 29.6.20. It
shows that the
IIC of Police Stations
do not bother to inform SP about dysfunctional of CCTV.
4.
On 12.3.20, the SDPO, Pattamundai
reported to SP, Kendrapara that
CCTV has been defunct since 6
months. Though one year has passed, SP, Kendrapara has not taken any steps to repair
it and make CCTV functional.
5.
It
is presumed that
there is deliberate attempt
by police stations
to keep CCTV camera defunct and the authority
is also careless to make
it functional.
Pradip
Pradhan
M-9937843482
Date-24.9.20
