As many as 1886 cameras under Rawalpindi Safe City Project have been installed at 306 locations to make Rawalpindi a safe city. A Punjab Police Integrated Command, Control, and Communication Centre in Rawalpindi has been set up and the security arrangements of the city is being monitored through cameras on the digital wall. According to a district administration spokesman, 1886 cameras had been installed at 306 locations across Rawalpindi city under the Safe City Project. He said that the project had been completed swiftly and the plans were underway to launch similar projects in 18 other cities of Punjab.
The spokesman said that the Punjab government was committed to improve facilities in Rawalpindi and several other projects were underway such as the construction of the Ring Road, Dadocha Dam, Signal Free Corridor from Katcheri Chowk to Pirwadhai Mor, and other roadworks. Rawalpindi district police and administration were making tireless efforts in the city’s development, he added. He said that the high-quality safe city project was completed with amazing speed and one year’s work was completed in just 45 days. Deputy Commissioner (DC) Murree, Agha Zaheer Abbas Shirazi has urged the tourists to strictly abide by traffic rules to avoid traffic congestion and road mishaps at the hill station. He informed that the traffic management plan was being implemented to facilitate the tourists.
He said that 13 tourist facilitation centers were established at different places in Murree while a control room had also been made fully functional.
The DC said that the district administration had made excellent arrangements to promote tourism in the region besides helping and assisting the tourists.
A large number of tourists visit, ‘Queen of Hills’, Murree to enjoy the snowfall in winter, he said adding, solid steps were taken by the district administration to provide assistance and guidance to the tourists. He informed that on the directives of the Commissioner Rawalpindi Division Liaquat Ali Chatta, the administration was ensuring strict implementation of Murree Contingency Plan to facilitate the tourists.
All the machinery along with the drivers was available round the clock during the snowfall season, he said.
