Batac eyes citywide CCTV coverage

Batac City—The city government here plans to put the whole city in closed circuit television (CCTV) coverage.

The plan was given an initial ₱6-₱7 million budget for 2017.

Mayor Albert D. Chua said there will an initial 23 high definition CCTV system to be installed in strategic areas.

Among the locations include the city hall, city inn, city health office, motor pool, city plaza, public market, busy intersections and the five entrance and exit points in the city: Batac-Banna road, Batac-Pinili via Maipalig road, Batac-Currimao road, Batac-Paoay road and Batac-Laoag road.

The mayor said that the CCTV to be installed will be equipped with solar power in case of power interruption for continuous and wide monitoring.

He added that the city-owned CCTV will be an independent network to be put up by the city government of Batac; this means no provider from any telecommunication networks will be needed.

“Ta uray no awan signal, maka operate latta dagitoy CCTV cameras with accessories a maaddaan iti public address na for alarms and announcements in case of emergency”, the mayor said.

Monitors will be installed at the city hall to incorporate and integrate alarms like emergency gadgets by the city disaster risk reduction and management council, Mr. Chua added.

The mayor hopes that the installation starts early next year. (Dominic Dela Cruz)

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