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DDA Parks Lack CCTV: Only 2% Equipped After Gangrape Incident
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News18•02-10-2026, 11:30
DDA Parks Lack CCTV: Only 2% Equipped After Gangrape Incident
- •An internal DDA safety audit revealed only 16 out of 736 parks (2%) have CCTV cameras, following the gangrape of a 17-year-old in a DDA-managed park.
- •Delhi LG Tranjit Singh Sandhu ordered an extensive safety audit of all DDA parks, leading to their categorization into High (190), Medium (258), and Low (288) risk for priority interventions.
- •Immediate measures include bike patrolling in high-risk parks and the deputation of armed guards in 134 parks.
- •DDA identified 520 parks for additional lighting, with work completed in 106, and plans to install CCTVs in 323 additional parks.
- •Security enhancements also include strengthening access issues in 163 parks, biometric attendance for guards in 602 parks, and 100% dissemination of local police contact details to field staff.
Key Questions Answered
An internal safety audit revealed that only about 2 percent, or 16 out of the total 736 Delhi Development Authority parks, are equipped with CCTV cameras.
The safety audit was ordered following the gangrape of a 17-year-old girl at the DDA-managed Aastha Kunj park by three men posing as police personnel.
The land-owning agency has divided all its parks into three categories: High risk with 190 parks, Medium risk with 258 parks, and Low risk with 288 parks for priority-based security measures.
