SUNDAY TIMES OF , 2 TIMES CITY JULY 13, 2014 City on terror radar, but CCTV AICTE nod to colleges binding on state: HC camera project still incomplete Vishwas Kothari TNN forms, document verifica- also relied on the high num- tion and confirmation of ber of vacant seats that are Pune: The Bombay high pleas at the application re- reported for engineering de- ‘Won’t Be Able To THE PROJECT Forensic experts court has ruled that the state ceipt centres for the diploma gree and diploma courses in government cannot back out CAP is to conclude on July 14, the last few years. from sanctioning new engi- according to an extended The bench, however, n The Rs 224.31-crore plan would Meet Aug 28 Date to look at footage neering and diploma colleges deadline declared by the noted that the state on July 3 comprise installation of 1,285 CCTV and courses after they have DTE. A provisional merit list has granted approval to the cameras at 444 locations in the city For Installation’ from blast site been approved by the All In- is to be released on July 15, af- degree courses at unaided in- n 300 cameras each will be installed dia Council for Technical ter which the schedule for on- stitutions and this was also Asseem Shaikh TNN in zone 1 and zone 2 TIMES NEWS NETWORK Education (AICTE) in con- line submission of option the reason for the court to dis- sultation with the govern- forms will be declared. pose of — by a common order n Spots for cameras Pune: Consecutive terror attacks in Pune: The state anti-terrorism squad ment. The 13 institutions had fil- on July 8 — all those writ pet- selected by the city police 2010 and 2012 were not enough for the (ATS), Pune, has decided to send the “Having participated at ed separate petitions in the itions in the D Y Patil Pratish- and the contractor local police and the administration CCTV camera footage from the site of all the stages (of approval by high court against the state’s than college of engineering to wake up to the urgent need to in- n Every police station will be able to Thursday’s low-intensity bomb blast the AICTE), the respondent reluctance to issue a govern- vs DTE and others case. In stall CCTVcameras across the city. see the footage near Dagdusheth Halwai Ganapati state and the director of tech- that case, the state had taken After a low-intensity blast outside Temple to a forensic science laborato- nical education (DTE) can- a similar defence of perspec- n High resolution cameras to enable Having participated Dagdu Sheth Halwai Ganapati tem- ry for analysis, sources said. not withdraw themselves tive plan, financial burden photographing of vehicle at all the stages (of ple in Budhwar Peth on Thursday, the ATS officials took the decision af- from the obligations to grant and existing vacancies. accepted that the project number plates and ter it was found that the CCTV cam- approval at such stage,” a approval by the AICTE), the “The state, therefore, in is indeed moving at a snail’s pace and activities in the area eras installed on the building housing high court division bench of respondent state and spite of such a defence, hav- that it won’t be ready by August 28, n Home minister R R Patil has said the Faraskhana and Vishrambaug po- Justices Anoop Mohta and A the director of technical ing granted approval to simi- the deadline set by the state govern- the project will be completed before The CCTV footage from Thursday’s lice stations had captured blurred im- A Sayed observed in 19-page education cannot withdraw lar situated degree courses, ment. Ganesh festival blast site is blurred, police have said ages of the suspects parking the mo- judgment on July 9. themselves from the the denial of same benefits The project to install 1,285 CCTV torcycle. The CCTV recordings will be The court granted relief obligations to grant and approval to the diploma cameras across the city was mooted that Mathur, in a meeting of citizens’ ment has also allocated funds for the sent to a private expert for analysis. to Kolhapur-based D Y Patil courses, though AICTE has after the German Bakery blast in groups and traders at Chinhwad on same. The Pune police have meanwhile polytechnic and 12 other in- approval at such stage granted approval is unjusti- 2010 that killed 17 people and injured June 19, had said that not a single The Rs 224.31-crore contract in- decided to install superior quality stitutions, while directing — An HC division bench fiable. The similar defence so 64 others. It failed to gain momentum camera has been installed so far. cludes setting up 1,285 cameras at 444 CCTV cameras at the police stations. the government and the DTE raised in this affidavit is also even after the JM Road serial blasts Aditional commissioner of police locations across the city. A project Parking at the blast site has been to include their names in this ment resolution sanctioning unsustainable and self-con- in August 2012. (administration) Abdur Rehman implementation committee, headed banned, while the civic parking prem- year’s centralized admission their inception from 2014-15, tradictory,” the bench ob- Though the Pune police says the told TOI that the contractor has start- by Pune police commissioner, has ises near the police stations can only process (CAP) for the post- even after the AICTE had ap- served. CCTV cameras won’t be ready on ed the work, though the progress is been constituted to monitor the in- be used by policemen. Private individ- SSC (Std X) engineering di- proved them. Among other Citing the AICTE’s su- time, Allied Digitals, the company slow. “About 300 CCTV cameras will stallation work. The additional com- uals have to park their vehicles on the ploma courses. Through an things, they prayed for the premacy in the approval of that has been given the contract to in- be installed in zone I and zone 2 cover- missioners of Pune and road. interim order on June 26, the court’s directions to the state new colleges and courses, the stall the cameras in the city and Pim- ing 17 police stations in south region municipal corporations, Police constable Dada Rasge’s mo- court had directed the DTE to to issue the GR and to include bench observed, “Having pri Chinchwad, said it would meet area,” said Rehman. representatives of the district ad- torcycle, which was used in the blast, display names of these insti- them in the engineering di- once granted the approval af- the deadline set by the state govern- Speaking to TOI over the phone ministration, the state department of was stolen from the Satara court tutions on its website, subject ploma CAP by mentioning ter following the due proce- ment. from , Allied Digitals CEO information and technology, Maha- premises on June 25. The bomb was to further orders. their names in the institute dure so prescribed, including Home minister R R Patil, who vis- Jawahar Ali said, “This is a security rashtra State Electricity Distribu- placed in the storage unit of the bike. In its July 9 judgment, the information brochure with after taking views of state ited the site of the fresh terror attack project. Certain information per- tion Company Ltd (MSEDCL) and Rasge has given a statement to the bench observed, “We are of course-wise sanctioned in- government and other au- in which five people were injured on taining to the project is classified and Public Works Department (PWD) are ATS and other police agencies that he the view that everybody con- take, institute code and thorities, the role of the state Thursday, said CCTV cameras would we cannot share the details.” other members of the committee. had not installed a storage unit on his cerned should be permitted choice code. of , in our view be installed in the old city, Pune On why the project has not picked The spots for the CCTV cameras vehicle. to participate in admission On July 2, the DTE and the is quite restricted. There is Camp and adjoining areas before the up momentum, Ali said, “The work is were selected after a survey done by The ATS and Pune police have process at the earliest. The in- department of higher and nothing pointed out that the Ganesh festival. in progress, but civil works pertain- the police and company's officials. started checking criminals on police terim order so passed technical education filed an state/DTE has power to over- Patil’s statement came after the ing to digging, trenching, re-surfac- The company will have to maintain records involved in vehicle thefts. “We (should) also be merged into affidavit resisting these ride the decision taken by Shiv Sena-BJP opposition led by ing, underground cabling, erection the cameras for the next five years. have formed police teams to check sus- the final order to enable the prayers on the grounds that AICTE.” MLA Girish Bapat protested against of poles, installing internet connec- The server will be installed in the po- pects involved in vehicle thefts after institutions and students to sanctioning new institutions The bench also observed the delay. Patil said the work is under- tions among others were affected be- lice commissionerate. The addition- obtaining a list from the Pune and Sat- participate in the admission was not in the interest of the that the state, at no stage of way and that all problems related to cause of rains. The deadline set by al commissioners and the deputy ara police,” officials said. process as scheduled. The ‘Perspective Plan for Techni- the approval process before installation of cameras would be re- the government will be met.” commissioners will be able to view “We are checking suspects re- time action, therefore, is cal Education in Maharash- the AICTE, had objected to solved soon. Soon after the bakery blast, the the visuals. Every police station will leased on bail and will also be check- must for all.” tra’ and that the same would approval to the new institu- Police commissioner Satish Pune Municipal Corporation had be able to see the footage. The high ing criminals lodged in jails. Crimi- The process for online cast an additional financial tions on the grounds of the Mathur declined to comment. He mooted installation of CCTV cam- resolution cameras will enable pho- nals who have gone missing after the submission of application burden on the government. It perspective plan. asked this reporter to seek an expla- eras in Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad tographing of the number plate of ev- blast or have changed their addresses nation from the contractor. Mathur in its annual budget. The Rs 220-crore ery vehicle or activity in the vicinity. will also be looked at,” police said. also avoided making a statement on project was sent to the state for ap- The company will train policemen to Meanwhile, the Satara police said that GURU POORNIMA CELEBRATED the number of CCTV cameras in- proval. It was cleared by the state understand the functioning of the the investigations in the vehicle theft Shyam Sonar stalled till date. It may be recalled home department and the govern- cameras. had not revealed anything as of now. Delay to protect interests of firms: Fadnavis

TIMES NEWS NETWORK dynamic one, which would of state home minister. He (Pa- Certain companies are interested help to keep a close eye on sus- til) has only made repeated an- Pune: BJP state president De- in the CCTV tender and the picious movements.” nouncements without taking vendra Fadnavis alleged on The BJP state chief said any action,” Fadnavis said. Saturday that the state gov- government has repeatedly amended that some blacklisted compa- He said that Pune had be- ernment had delayed the in- tender conditions for them. Besides, nies had submitted bids for come unsafe thanks to state stallation of CCTV cameras in the state is going for a static CCTV the CCTV project, while oth- government’s apathy. “This Pune and Mumbai to “protect network and not a dynamic one, which ers with no financial status city has become a soft target interests of certain compa- would help to keep a close eye on were also in the fray. He al- because police and the state nies”. suspicious movements leged that the state govern- have failed to nab culprits re- Fadnavis was speaking to ment had deliberately allowed sponsible for earlier attacks. reporters on the sidelines of Devendra Fadnavis | BJP STATE PRESIDENT such companies to enter the The state government has BJP’s core committee meeting bidding race. failed to protect the city,” Fad- held in Pune. When asked that the government will in- He added, “Certain compa- “The government has navis said. about Thursday’s blast in the stall CCTV cameras. But no nies are interested in the completely failed to fulfill its On Friday, city BJP lead- city, Fadnavis said, “The state steps have been taken till date. CCTV tender and the govern- promise to install CCTV cam- ers, led by MLA Girish Bapat, government is responsible for It is appalling that the state ment has repeatedly amended eras in Pune and Mumbai. staged an agitation to protest the incident (the blast). has not installed the cameras tender conditions for them. This is a glaring example of in- against the state govern- because of a war between Besides, the state is going for a competency, for which R R Pa- ment’s apathy towards CCTV After every bomb blast, home Students of ‘Veda’ pay respects to their guru on the occasion of Guru Poornima at Ved Bhavan, some companies.” static CCTV network and not a til should resign from the post camera installation. minister R R Patil reiterates Chandani Chowk, on Saturday Germans in city all set for After a slow start, football World Cup finale 150 families opt for

Pic courtesy: Helmut Scholz Meenakshi Rohatgi TNN girl-child scheme Pune: Germans living in Pune are all geared up for the Prasad Kulkarni TNN mother of all battles on Sun- Girls born on or after day night when their team Pune: The Ladki Lek Dattak April 1, 2013 are takes on South American gi- Yojana scheme aimed at sup- eligible for the ants Argentina at Rio. porting girls from poor fam- scheme. Applications Pune is home to a large ilies financially has gath- number of German compa- ered momentum. The should be submitted nies and expatriates who do scheme was started to check within four months of not want to miss out on the female foeticide. Nearly 150 the child’s birth. One action. girls will benefit from this family can apply for a Helmut Scholz of The scheme, now. maximum of two girls Cultural Centre, a communi- According to the civic ty space in Mundhwa, has body, a new-born girl in a been in Pune for the last four family with an annual in- community development de- months. He has made ar- The German expatriates in the city have made elaborate plans come of less than Rs 1.3 lakh partment, told TOI. rangements to screen the to enjoy the match with friends and colleagues will be eligible. The girl's Nazirkar said all the ap- 2014 FIFA World Cup final family will have to contrib- plications have been proc- live at a venue. “I have made phoria in the German com- an interest, but it’s good to ute a one-time amount of Rs essed. The family will get the new friends here and will munity. Nitin Goswami, the see so many fans of Germa- 10,000, while the PMC will documents confirming their make sure we have fun,” he food and beverages head at ny,” said Helmut, adding that contribute Rs 20,000. The to- participation in the scheme said. JW Marriot, Pune, said the he was getting nervous. Hel- tal amount of Rs 30,000 will next month. Helmut said the Cultural hotel’s open-air restaurant, mut, however, is confident be deposited in a national- In order to avail the Centre has been decorated Spice Kitchen, will screen his favourite player — Manu- ized bank and when the girl scheme, the applicant should with flags and snacks have the match live. “The previ- el Neuer — the goalkeeper of turns 18, she will receive Rs be a resident of Pune for been arranged for about 40 ous matches had a full house the German side will come 2.4 lakh. three years and should have people. “There is a lot of — with in house customers, good. “Nearly 50,000 babies are documents like ration card, hope from this German team expatriates and other regu- For Oliver Schauf, the born in the city every year of electricity bill, property tax to convert its brilliant team- lar patrons creating quite a popular brewmaster at Doo- whom 22.000 to 28,000 are receipt or a telephone bill. work into a win after 24 long buzz. We are expecting more lally Pune, a working set top girls. Despite getting approv- The scheme is applicable years! Even after a player got than 100 people for the final,” box, a refrigerator full of al in March 2013, the scheme for girls born on or after injured, the team did not Goswami said. beer, and some close friends could not gather speed as the April 1, 2013. Applications crumble or let it affect its Hermann Prax, Pune is all that is needed. “It’s go- rules were not formed and should be submitted within performance. This is our communications head at ing to be a great match. approved at the civic body for four months of the child's strength,” Helmut said. German car company Volks- You’re going to hear me and four months. Not a single girl birth. One family can apply Mathias Knorr, director wagen, said a special screen- my friends shouting and could benefit from the for a maximum of two girls. of production at German ing has been arranged for singing Deutschland, Deut- scheme. The scheme was ap- If the girl marries before 18, construction equipment ma- employees and friends at a schland,” he said. proved in August,” said PMC the amount will be deposited jor Liebherr, has planned a five-star in Mundhwa. “Ev- Milan Pal, director of sources. into the PMC's account. barbeque dinner for his 10 eryone around here has been Prelocate, which provides Elected members expect- While drafting the friends at his residence in discussing the 2014 FIFA relocation services to Ger- ed at least 2,500 girls to bene- scheme, it was expected that Kalyaninagar. He hopes the World Cup matches since man majors in the city, has a fit. But the number of benefi- the family would raise the Rs match will be a nail-biting past few days. Indians and large number of German ciaries was negligible. Civic 10,000 from non-governmen- contest. “I have not missed a Germans are equally excited friends. Pal also arranges officials said publicity about tal organizations or self-help single Germany match in about it,” said Prax. matches at the Indo-German the scheme has increased groups. But when women this world cup and I won’t “An astonishing number Chamber of Commerce in awareness. “We have got a re- elected members objected to miss this one either. We all of people are talking about Pune. “Since I have German sponse from families with it, an amendment was made will wear white jerseys to football. It’s all over — in res- roots, I am instinctively sup- low income. Nearly 150 appli- stating that the family cheer for our team,” he said. taurants over lunches, offic- porting Lahm’s men. I have cations have come to our de- should provide its share in- Several commercial out- es and during screenings. I arranged for a screening partment,” Hanumant Nazi- stead of raising money from lets are cashing in on the eu- frankly did not expect such with my friends,” he said. rkar, head of urban the public.