IG Punjab Rao Sardar Ali Khan chaired tenth meeting of Safe Cities Management Committee at Qurban Lines.
Integration of cameras of Mass Transit Authority, Ring Road, DHA and private societies with safe cities has been approved.
Decision to take the plan of Murree, Sialkot and Mureedkay Command and Control Center to the Executive Committee for approval.
IG Punjab directs Punjab Information Technology Board for transfer of police records to Safe Cities Data Center as soon as possible.
Approval was given to form a committee for recommendations on service structure and regularization of police communication officers.
Inspector General of Police Punjab Rao Sardar Ali Khan has said that integration of Safe City cameras with other public and private institutions and housing societies will not only make the monitoring of roads and sensitive places more effective but also help out in crime control and traffic management. Instructing the Lahore Police to complete the field work for the integration of private cameras as soon as possible, IG Punjab said that provision of modern technology and technical resources required for the integration should be ensured on priority basis. Rao Sardar Ali Khan directed that all records of Punjab Information Technology Board (PITB) should transfer all record of Punjab Police to Safe Cities Data Center at the earliest. IG Punjab said that the scope of Safe Cities Authority is being extended to more cities and all the work in this regard would be completed within the stipulated timeline. He expressed these views while presiding over the tenth meeting of the Safe Cities Management Committee at Safe Cities Headquarters Qurban Lines here today. Chief Operating Officer Safe Cities Muhammad Kamran Khan gave a briefing on performance of project and future plans.
The meeting approved the integration of Mass Transit Authority, Ring Road, DHA and private societies' cameras with Safe Cities. More than one lac cameras will get integrated with safe cities system by this project.
The Smart City Pilot Project at Lahore MM Alam Road and Liberty was also approved while the plan of Murree, Sialkot and Mureedkay Command and Control Centers was taken to the Executive Committee for approval. The meeting reviewed the implementation of Nankana Sahib project and installation of cameras on entrances and exits of Lahore. Approving the formation of a committee to prepare recommendations for the service structure and regularization of police communication officers, IG Punjab said that the communication officers stationed in Safe City are highly trained and professional staff which would prove to be a valuable asset for the department in future. In the meeting, the management committee also approved the budget of Safe Cities for the financial year 2022-23. IG Punjab appreciated the performance of Safe Cities Authority for crime prevention and set future targets. The Management Committee meeting was attended by CCPO Lahore Fayyaz Ahmed Dev and representatives of Finance, Planning & Development, Communication and Works and Information Technology Board.
(Handout No. 146)
Osama Mehmood
Director Public Relations
Punjab Police
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