Noida: Noida Authority will install 1,949 cameras at 561 locations across the city under its Safe City project aimed at strengthening surveillance, traffic management and emergency response infrastructure. At a recent review meeting, officials decided to issue a revised tender within the next two weeks after the earlier tender, floated last year, failed to attract suitable bidders.The Rs 212-crore Safe City project seeks to create an integrated ICT-based monitoring system across Noida through CCTV surveillance, intelligent traffic management systems, emergency panic buttons and public address systems. The project is expected to be completed within one year. Once ready, it will be implemented in phases, starting with high-risk areas such as intersections, markets, educational institutions, and densely populated residential zones.Authority CEO Krishna Karunesh said emergency buttons, earlier proposed at 100 locations, will now be installed at 147 spots across the city. “The project will also include automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) cameras at 100 locations, variable message display boards at 20 locations and public address systems at 418 locations,” he said.The Authority will establish an integrated command and control centre in Sector 94, along with a dedicated data centre and backup storage facility to ensure uninterrupted surveillance and monitoring operations. Cops will monitor live feeds from cameras around the clock through the centralised system. The existing surveillance cameras installed across Noida will also be integrated into the platform for comprehensive citywide monitoring.The project will include both fixed and pan-tilt-zoom cameras that will cover residential sectors, industrial areas, hospitals, schools, colleges, shopping malls and markets. CCTV cameras equipped with ANPR technology will also help in traffic monitoring and law enforcement.The control centre will be managed by the police for city surveillance and law enforcement through CCTV cameras, public awareness, proactive monitoring and managing VIP and emergency movement.The initiative is being carried out under the Centre’s Nirbhaya Fund scheme, which is designed to enhance the safety and security of women and children in public spaces. The approach includes identifying crime hotspots against women and deploying a combination of measures—such as improved infrastructure, adoption of technology, and community capacity building through targeted awareness programmes.This project has also been implemented in Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad and Lucknow. The cost of the projects is shared between the central govt and states concerned in a 60:40 ratio.
