Colombia. In total there will be 164 new chambers that the capital of Huila will have in agreement with Fonsecon and the Colombian Federation of Municipalities. For its part, Villavicencio will add more than 300 video surveillance devices.
With the installation of 44 poles in different places in the city of Neiva, the placement of an equal number of security cameras began, according to an agreement signed between the Mayor's Office of Neiva and the Colombian Federation of Municipalities, FCM.
The Secretary of Government Carlos Arturo Giraldo Aragón said that this week the first video devices will come into operation that will serve to improve security in the sectors where there is a higher crime rate.
The Secretary of Government also said that the installed poles have a height of more than 25 meters and will have luminaires, which will allow greater range and effectiveness when capturing the images, necessary to prosecute those who violate the law.
These 44 cameras are part of a total of 74 cameras that will be installed in the city during the coming months, thanks to the agreement with the Colombian Federation of Municipalities. In addition, through the National Fund for Security and Coexistence, Fonsecon, 90 more chambers have already been approved for the capital city.
He said that the process of contracting the optimization of Hotline 123 is already underway in the Ministry of the Interior, whose initial investment exceeds 1,000 million pesos (about US $ 600,000), resources that will guarantee an effective response to the requirements of citizens in terms of security and emergency cases.
For its part, the capital of Meta, Villavicencio, will have more than 300 security cameras, said the secretary of government, Fernando Sandoval Zamora.
The official said that there are currently 98 cameras working, in the coming days the 120 that are part of the agreement with the Colombian Federation of Municipalities will be installed and this week in the Colombian Ministry of the Interior a new contribution of 100 of these devices will be specified.
He also noted that these elements have served to increase the capture of criminals in the city.
