India, May 12 -- The Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) has finalised a plan to install CCTV cameras at 62 locations in the "congested" Sadar Bazar area, which sees thousands of daily visitors, officials said. All the CCTVs will be all linked to the authority's command and control centre in Sector 44, they added.

According to GMDA officials, the surveillance initiative is aimed at preventing crime, improving traffic management, and curbing encroachments in one of the city's busiest market areas. A senior GMDA official confirmed that the plan was prompted by a suggestion raised by Gurugram MLA Mukesh Sharma during a meeting held in January. Following this, a three-member team comprising the SHO of Sadar police station and ...