Chennai: The area outside Chennai airport, all the way till GST Road, has now come under surveillance by the city police with the installation of 41 new hi-tech CCTV cameras.
The footage of the cameras that function on a WiFi network will be monitored at an exclusive control room at the airport and simultaneously be available for viewing by the Commissioner of Police at his office.
The insides of the domestic and international terminals are equipped with surveillance facilities and manned by CISF personnel. Outside, the area including the parking lots and the main entry and exit routes falls under the purview of the city police.
A team under the supervision of Commissioner S. George recently carried out a swot analysis on the security outside the airport and installed the CCTV cameras, of which 39 are functioning, two weeks ago. The other two are yet to be connected to the network.
A new police booth set up at the airport functions as the immediate control room where the footage will be managed round the clock.
31/08/13 Petlee Peter/Sunitha Sekar/The Hindu
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The footage of the cameras that function on a WiFi network will be monitored at an exclusive control room at the airport and simultaneously be available for viewing by the Commissioner of Police at his office.
The insides of the domestic and international terminals are equipped with surveillance facilities and manned by CISF personnel. Outside, the area including the parking lots and the main entry and exit routes falls under the purview of the city police.
A team under the supervision of Commissioner S. George recently carried out a swot analysis on the security outside the airport and installed the CCTV cameras, of which 39 are functioning, two weeks ago. The other two are yet to be connected to the network.
A new police booth set up at the airport functions as the immediate control room where the footage will be managed round the clock.
31/08/13 Petlee Peter/Sunitha Sekar/The Hindu
