Punjab government is going to replicate safe city project in five more cities of the province i.e., Rawalpindi, Faisalabad, Multan, Gujranwala and Bahawalpur after its launch in Lahore.
The Punjab Provincial Development Working Party (PPDWP) has approved the development scheme titled “Punjab Police Integrated Command Control & Communication (PPIC3)” with the cost of Rs 39,852.71 million.
Secretary P&D Iftikhar Ali said that under this scheme of Punjab police, office buildings would be constructed and security cameras along with allied specialties would also be installed on the roads in cities of Rawalpindi, Faisalabad, Multan, Gujranwala and Bahawalpur at the total cost of Rs 39,852.71 million. Under this scheme, Safe City Project would be replicated in these cities, he said, adding: The Punjab government is committed to protect the lives of people by ensuring maintenance of law & order in the province.
Sources said target has been assigned to launch the project in Rawalpindi, Faisalabad, Multan, Gujranwala and Bahawalpur by the end of 2017.
The sources claimed that about 8,000 surveillance cameras, costing Rs 12 billion, will be watching over the Lahore City under the phased Punjab Safe City Project. The Punjab government undertook the project in collaboration with leading Chinese company Huawei. A huge screen had been installed in the command and control centre in Qurban Lines which was the biggest screen of Asia.
Monitoring of different areas was being carried out on the screens set up at the center and a vigilant eye would be kept on criminal elements.
