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DDA Parks Lack Security: Only 2% Have CCTVs After Gangrape Incident
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CNBC TV18•02-10-2026, 13:11
DDA Parks Lack Security: Only 2% Have CCTVs 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, categorizing them into High, Medium, and Low 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 provisions, with work completed in 106 parks, and 323 additional parks for CCTV installation.
- •Security enhancements include strengthening access issues in 163 parks, biometric attendance for guards in 602 parks, and 100% dissemination of police contact details to field staff.
Key Questions Answered
According to an internal safety audit, only about 2% of DDA parks, which translates to 16 out of a total of 736 parks, are equipped with CCTV cameras.
The land-owning agency has divided all its parks into three different categories for priority interventions: High with 190 parks, Medium with 258 parks, and Low with 288 parks.
High-risk parks are witnessing immediate measures such as bike patrolling already underway, planned deployment of armed guards in 134 parks, and the conversion of unlockable gates into lockable ones at 163 identified parks to strengthen access control.
