One-fifth of Parliament CCTVs not working: Panel
April 22, 2015  20:43
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Over one-fifth of the 450 CCTV cameras installed in Parliament are not working, a parliamentary panel said, as it found gaps in the security apparatus to guard the sensitive complex.

The committee of three MPs set up to look into the security drill in Parliament for the protection of the complex also found that many of the security personnel do not have bullet-proof helmets and jackets besides latest equipments and modern weapons, sources said. The MPs have dealt with security matters during their professional career.

Furthermore, the panel found that most of the equipments installed for security are out-dated.

The committee headed by former Union Home Secretary R K Singh and also comprising former Mumbai Police Commissioner Satyapal Singh and former Rajasthan DGP Harish Chandra Meena said in its report that out of the 450 CCTV cameras installed in the complex, nearly 100 were not functioning. 

The report, submitted to Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan with a copy marked to the Home Ministry, suggested enhanced security at all 12 gates in the Parliament complex, official sources said today. 

The committee suggested that the security architecture put in place at all the 12 gates of Parliament has to be improved to ensure foolproof security. 
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