Which cities will come under the ‘Safe City Project’?
In order to provide safety for women in public spaces, the Government has identified eight cities(Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Lucknow and Mumbai) for implementation of Safe City project. The Centre and States share the expenses for the scheme in the ratio of 60:40.Some of the key features of the safe city project includes-
- Identification of sensitive hot spots in each city. The hot spots may be areas where crimes against women have recently taken place or places where women feel more vulnerable.
- Installation of CCTV surveillance covering the entire hot spot
- Automated number plate reading machines to be deployed in extremely sensitive areas.
- Intensive patrolling in vulnerable areas beyond the identified hot spots.
- Improving street lighting and public toilet facilities for women.
- Setting up women help desks in police stations, augmentation of women support centers, etc.
