Archive · 10 Sep 2026
Delhi Police Build 500-Camera Security Net for BRICS Summit
Delhi is preparing to host an important BRICS meeting.
Police have placed about 500 cameras around important roads and routes.
Some cameras can read vehicle number plates.
Officers will watch the cameras from a special control room.
They can quickly tell other teams if they see something unusual.
Police are also planning traffic controls and fast responses.
Buildings and markets such as Connaught Place and Khan Market have received summit decorations and extra lighting.
The articles give different dates for the summit, either September 11 to 13 or September 12 to 13.
Around 500 CCTV cameras have been installed across New Delhi’s key roads and VVIP routes.
Some cameras can recognize vehicle number plates, while a Tughlak Road control room monitors movement.
Security personnel can rapidly alert central-control-room and field teams about suspicious activity.
The Delhi Police are combining surveillance, traffic regulation and quick-response measures for the summit.
Authorities have ordered officers to maintain professionalism, discipline, politeness and courtesy during the event.
- Who
- Delhi Police, security agencies, visiting BRICS delegates and other summit visitors.
- What
- Authorities are deploying around 500 CCTV cameras and implementing layered security, traffic and rapid-response arrangements.
- When
- The articles list differing dates: September 11 to 13 in one account and September 12 to 13 in another; preparations are in their final phase.
- Where
- Bharat Mandapam and surrounding roads in New Delhi, including VVIP routes and parts of the New Delhi district.
- Why
- To monitor activity, protect the summit, manage traffic and support the safe movement of delegates and visitors.
- Event
- BRICS Summit
- Venue
- Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi
- Reported dates
- September 11–13 in one article; September 12–13 in another
- CCTV deployment
- Around 500 cameras
- Camera capability
- Some cameras use vehicle number plate recognition
- Monitoring location
- A dedicated control room at Tughlak Road Police Station
- Additional measures
- Surveillance, traffic regulation and quick-response arrangements
