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26 Suburban Rail stations in Chennai to get CCTV Surveillance System
Chennai: Following a series of robbery by gangs on the western suburban railway line and an assault on a woman on the Mass Rapid Transit System (MRTS) route, the issue of passenger safety has come into sharp focus.
Government Railway Police (GRP) and Southern Railway are seeking to neutralise this threat to security.
A senior official of GRP said 26 suburban railway stations have been identified for fixing CCTVs as part of the Integrated-Security System (ISS), which is already in place in Chennai Central and Egmore railway stations.
The official pointed out that a survey was carried out jointly by the GRP, RPF and the Signal and Telecommunication wing of the Southern Railway, a few months ago. The security project, which is being handled by the Southern Railway, is in an advanced stage with even the strategic points marked out for fixing the CCTVs.
On the MRTS stretch, nine stations including Park Town, Chintadripet, Triplicane, Light House, Mylapore, Thiruvanmiyur and Velachery, have been identified.
Similarly railway stations in Mambalam, Perambur, Korukkupet, Villivakkam, Thiruninravur and Thiruvottiyur are among the 26 railway stations identified for executing the security project.
The official highlighted that a minimum of 10 cameras would be fitted in each of these 26 railway stations.
On the MRTS stretch, nine stations have been identified
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