05 March,2010 08:55 AM IST | | Vivek Sabnis
The focus in the civic budget this time is security. In the wake of the German Bakery blast, Standing Committee chairman Neelesh Nikam recommended allotment of funds for the city's safety and security on an annual basis.
Nikam presented the Rs 3,196.12 crore budget before the General Body of the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) yesterday.u00a0
"We want to spend Rs 1 crore for disaster management. The amount will be primarily used for the installation of CCTVs at public places. This system can be useful for PMC officials as well as the city police to monitor public places," said Nikam.
PMC has already spent Rs 15. 5 crore installing 70 CCTV cameras at 52 locations in the city under the Area Traffic Control System, in which a special traffic management monitoring central control room has been developed at Swargate. "New CCTVs will be added to the present system," Nikam said.
Nikam suggested Rs 518 crore be kept aside for roads, traffic control, special projects and public transport system.
