Special Correspondent NEW DELHI: Union Science and Technology Minister Kapil Sibal on Monday announced plans to set up a high-tech system for real time monitoring of illegal constructions in Chandni Chowk... The system, to be set up at a cost of Rs. 5 crores, will involve integrated use of several state-of-the-art technologies including high-resolution satellite imagery and spatial multi-media mapping with live cameras... Under the project, a three-dimensional base map of the zone will be prepared using satellite imagery of the zone and a ground level survey using vehicle-borne and static camera systems and global position system. Once the base map is ready, it will be used for detecting unauthorised constructions and other applications with the help of high-tech laser-based cameras fixed at strategic places in different parts of the zone. About 60 cameras are proposed to be deployed to provide for real time monitoring. As part of the project, a monitoring cell will be set up where the data from the cameras will be fed on a regular basis... Apart from detecting unauthorised constructions, the system will also be used for identifying land encroachments, streamlining property tax collection, and traffic and crowd management. "Besides, it will help in disaster management and provide for a more effective planning and development of the zone," added Mr. Sibal... The project will be implemented in collaboration with the Russian Academy of Sciences, which has helped set up a similar system in Moscow
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