Nagpur: Maharashtra govt has approved a ₹136.29-crore project to establish a CCTV surveillance network across 18 towns in Nagpur Rural district, strengthening police monitoring and efforts to maintain law and order and curb criminal activities. The project will cover 15 previously identified locations and three additional towns — Katol, Saoner and Vadoda, according to a govt resolution (GR).
The detailed project report was approved following a meeting of High-Level Empowered Committee chaired by the additional chief secretary (Home) on Oct 13. Harssh Poddar, superintendent of police, Nagpur Rural, had submitted the revised proposal to the state govt on Oct 19. The proposal was initially moved to establish CCTV surveillance systems across 15 talukas in the district.
The approved project covers Umred, Butibori, Kanhan Pimpri, Ramtek, Narkhed, Kalmeshwar, Khapa, Mowad, Mouda, Bhiwapur, Parshivni, Kuhi, Kandri, Kondhali, Mohapa, Katol, Saoner and Vadoda. The initiative is intended to strengthen surveillance infrastructure across the district, enabling police to monitor public spaces and respond more effectively to criminal activity and law-and-order situations. The scale of the investment points to a district-wide surveillance network rather than isolated CCTV installations. the GR does not specify the implementation timeline, the number of cameras to be installed, or the technological specifications of the surveillance system While the project has received administrative approval.
It was subsequently examined by the state govt’s department of Electronics, Information Technology and Artificial Intelligence to assess compliance with relevant policies before the home department considered the next steps.
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