AGARTALA, July 5 (TIWN): Whereas the traffic dept. is happy with the launching of mirror glasses in Agartala City for better traffic management, there is no guarantee that these mirrors will be kept. safe from the hands of miscreants. During nights the capital city becomes the domain of robbers, thieves, lunatics and in this situation the there is no CCTV cameras also in the city since years.

In broad day light robbers loot money openly, although sometimes thieves are caught with CCTV cameras which are fortunately found in private banks, but around the whole city the CCTV cameras are left damage since many years.

Various murders, ATM looting, robberies held in Agartala, but due to lack of CCTV cameras police has failed to identify the culprits.

Talking to SP Abhijit Saptarshi, he said, “The ‘launching of CCTV camera’ project is underway but we are deciding, whether they will be wireless or optic-fiber”.

“CCTV cameras help to identify the culprits and very helpful in crime direction” , says Saptarshi. “CCTV cameras is our first priority but the work is undergoing simultaneously”, he added.

“Within next  3 to 4 months the work on CCTV cameras will be started in full wave, and the project is underway now”, says Saptarshi.

Asking about the repairing of CCTV cameras, he said, “The damaged CCTV cameras will be repaired first but we are also finding out the locations of setting new CCTV cameras”, he said.

It’s worthy to mention here that in Capital City’s Swami Vivekanda Stadium in total 15 cameras, in Police Station 1, Fire Service Chowmuhani 2, Battala 4,  Nagerjala 4, Post Office Chowmuhani 3 and City Centre 3 are not working.

However on February 18, 2015, Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar himself said in the Assembly that all the police stations to be provided with CCTV cameras but  presently maximum cameras are left damaged and unused.

In the city more than 30 CCTV cameras are left in ‘non-workable condition’ which increase the chances of crime in the City.