KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has approved an amount of Rs 10 billion to install 10,000 surveillance cameras – in three years – over 2,000 identified spots in the city.
The chief minister disclosed this at a gathering organised by a media house, said a statement on Thursday. He added that apart from these cameras, the already installed CCTV cameras in different parts of the city would also be made functional.
Murad said that the police – keeping in view the track record of the criminal activities – have identified over 2000 spots where these 10,000 cameras would be installed. These cameras would be connected with the command and control centre.
“The activities would not only be monitored in the command and control centre but necessary directives would be issued from there,” Murad said.
The chief minister said that there was lack of planning in preparing development schemes and projects. “We are trying to enhance the capacity of our planners but the civil society has to come forward to guide and assist the government,” he said.
He said that he had taken disciplinary actions against some senior officers under the allegations of lethargy and inefficiency but have not publicised the actions and that he had initiated the accountability process of the government officers.
“I have my own strategy that is to bring everyone (officer) to work on time and this would help to solve most of the problems which develop due non availability of government officers in their office,” he said. Talking about the police order 2001, the chief minister said that it had lot of flaws and it had turned Sindh into police state.
