Bengaluru city buses to have CCTV cameras to ensure women's safety

Karnataka's Transport Minister R Ramalinga Reddy announced this initiative, as crimes against women have gone up in the city in the last one year.

    In an effort to enhance security for women, the Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) will install CCTV cameras inside buses and bus stations across Bengaluru. Karnataka's Transport Minister R Ramalinga Reddy announced this initiative, as crimes against women have gone up in the city in the last one year.

       Several women have also complained against the alleged rowdy behavior of the bus drivers and conductors in BMTC buses. To rein in on such unruly staff, the BMTC will monitor them. The CCTV footage recorded inside the bus will be stored for at least a week.

   The BMTC will take at least five months to install the CCTV cameras inside the buses. The CCTV cameras will also be installed in intra-state and inter-state buses operated by the government companies, such as, KSRTC, NWKRTC and NEKRTC.