Punjab extends Safe Smart Cities network province-wide
Punjab chief minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif announced plans to expand the Safe Smart Cities project to every tehsil and union council and to install 1,500 additional panic buttons at police stations and public places, after launching integrated safe city networks across all districts on Aug 14. The program uses AI-based systems, smart surveillance, predictive policing, drone and night-vision cameras, and an emergency helpline 15; the Virtual Police Station reportedly assisted 1.1 million women while the Child Safety App resolved 100,000 cases and reunited 80,000 children. The government also plans Rs30 billion in riverine development projects, and officials say crime and kidnapping have fallen.
Punjab will add 1,500 panic buttons and expand safe cities province-wide
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The government launched integrated safe city networks across all districts on Aug 14. The chief minister announced further expansion and 1,500 panic buttons. Next, authorities will install devices and begin riverine development.
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