12 Hi-tech cameras will also be able to detect and display pop-ups at the four monitoring stations if they detect suspicious behaviour. Together, they can keep an eye on an area of four kilometres
12 hi-tech cameras will also be able to detect and display pop-ups at the four monitoring stations if they detect suspicious behaviour. Together, they can keep an eye on an area of four kilometres
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With the memory of the July blasts still fresh and reports of barely-discernible footage from CCTV cameras at Opera House doing the rounds, the Lalbaugcha Raja mandal, which sees the highest footfall during Ganeshotsav, is not taking any chances.
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The cameras, which can together cover an area of up to 4 km at wider angles, will be able to record quality footage even in low-light conditions and will store it in a high-capacity hard disk which will have a power backup.
Intriguingly, the cameras will also reportedly be able to alert monitoring personnel about suspicious movements and abandoned belongings by zeroing-in on the area and sounding an alarm and throwing up a pop-up on the monitoring screens.
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Also, in the event of any commotion somewhere, all the Pan, Tilt and Zoom (PTZ) cameras, of which there are five, will all focus on that spot automatically.
Clear footage
"Every possible angle will be covered by 12 highly sensitive night vision cameras around the clock and all suspicious movement can be identified and tracked within minutes.
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Out of the 12 cameras, 7 fixed cameras will focus on the entry and exit points and the remaining PTZ will be installed at select points, including the terraces of high rises around the mandal to cover an area of up to 4 km.
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These cameras can record even when visibility is low and still provide clear visuals," said Kaustubh Butala, managing director of Ravmax Security System (Pvt) Ltd, which is installing the cameras.
"Their entire functioning is based on an open-platform video management system, which will help in retrieving footage selectively from any particular timeframe that the monitoring personnel want to take a re-look at.
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Each camera costs between between Rs 70,000 and Rs 2 lakh but we are installing them free of cost to help the Mumbai Police," he added.
Monitoring
A temporary control room has already been set up to monitor and record captured images at a strategic location.
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A team of technical experts from the company will be stationed at the control room around the clock and the entire recording will be saved in a hard disk with three servers and power backups.
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The company has obtained police permission from August 24 to September 12, said Manav Bhatia, a senior technical expert and business development manager with the security firm.
Apart from the control room, the footage will be simultaneously monitored at the Mumbai Commissioner's office, Joint Commissioner's (Traffic) office and the Kalachowkie police station.
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These places will continue to receive the live beam even if the control room develops a technical snag.
Bhatia said the traffic police will be using footage from the cameras to monitor and streamline traffic movement around the mandal.
12 TB
The capacity of the hard drives on which the footage will be recorded. 1 TB or terabyte is
equal to 1024 GBs
Traffic details
Deputy Commissioner of Police (Traffic) Nandkumar Chougule, said, "We will be able to manage traffic better management this year due to the Lalbaug flyover.
We will keep the traffic moving on the entire Ambedkar Road, both on the flyover and below it.
Traffic movement will be monitored closely on the four CCTV cameras installed by the traffic department at Bharatmata junction."
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