Less Than 10 Per Cent Railway Stations Have CCTV Cameras, Parliament Informed
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Replying to a query in the Lok Sabha, Piyush Goyal said that online monitoring through CCTV cameras is done at passenger reservation centre as well as other areas of major railway stations.
The railways has installed closed circuit television (CCTV) cameras at 686 stations across the country, Union minister Piyush Goyal informed Parliament on Wednesday, indicating that it has such coverage in less than 10 per cent of the 7,349 railway stations in India. Replying to a query in the Lok Sabha, Mr Goyal said that online monitoring through CCTV cameras is done at passenger reservation centre as well as other areas of major railway stations. "Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras have been provided at 686 stations. "If any unlawful/suspicious activity is observed, immediate action is taken. Presently, prevention of entry of persons is not done by using CCTV monitoring. However, surveillance on persons indulging in suspicious/objectionable activities is maintained and intervention is made as and when the need arises," he said.
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