KATHMANDU: The Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) has accelerated the installation of advanced CCTV cameras to make the city more secure and technology-friendly, providing real-time visual data across wards.
Ward Chairman Dal Bahadur Karki said that Ward No. 30 has installed CCTV cameras at 29 locations and is monitoring them through a surveillance room via fiber internet. Ward No. 26 has also set up a surveillance room and installed 77 cameras.
Bids for Wards 3 and 32 are underway, while Ward No. 14 has already invited bids. KMC has also signed an agreement to construct a surveillance room at Balaju Baisadhara Udyan (park) to monitor footage from cameras across the city.
“Once fully operational, the system will provide Ultra HD (4K) video with sound. Authorities, including police, will automatically receive video, photos, and alerts in case of incidents, enabling rapid response and rescue operations,” Karki said.
Saroj Guragain, Chief Administrative Officer of KMC, emphasized that past incidents show perpetrators often damage CCTV cameras first. “Our system ensures that if one camera is tampered with, the data is still transmitted to another camera. Public cooperation is crucial to protect these systems,” he said.
Guragain added that the cameras will help monitor crime as well as detect unauthorized or substandard development projects. “No one will be able to evade accountability on the road or in public spaces,” he said.
The cameras use the Open Network Video Interface Forum (ONVIF) protocol and can connect up to eight AI-based sensors. Eight-megapixel and four-megapixel cameras can record clear images up to 550 meters.
Equipped with AI features, the cameras can recognize vehicle number plates, human faces, and monitor human and vehicle movement, even in low-light conditions.
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