New Delhi, Sept. 29 -- The Delhi government is working on identifying vulnerable locations, strengthening police presence and addressing gaps in surveillance infrastructure as part of measures aimed at improving women's safety in the capital, Minister Ashish Sood said on Tuesday.
Sood said the government was examining "dark spots" not only from the perspective of inadequate street lighting but also poor mobile network connectivity, which can affect people's ability to seek assistance in emergencies.
"Women's safety is a very important issue. From police reforms to identifying dark spots in Delhi. Dark spots not only in terms of light but also in terms of network connectivity of mobiles," he said.
The minister said several measures had been initiated since the Rekha Gupta-led government took charge, including greater deployment of women personnel at police stations.
"On all those dark spots, increased deployment of women in police stations and many such reforms are continuously happening after the arrival of Chief Minister Rekha Gupta's government," Sood said.
He said the government was treating women's safety as a sensitive area requiring attention across multiple departments and systems. "We consider this a sensitive issue," he said.
Sood also raised questions over the previous government's CCTV camera programme, alleging irregularities in the installation of cameras intended to improve women's safety.
"Arvind Kejriwal and his government have also committed a huge scam involving the CCTV cameras that were supposed to be installed for women's safety," he alleged. He said the government was now working to address gaps in the existing surveillance system and other safety-related infrastructure.
"We are fixing all those shortcomings," Sood said.
Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from Millennium Post.