Every area of Central Delhi, India, will soon have Wi-Fi access and the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) hopes it will prove useful in an emergency situation.
According to thehindu.com, NDMC chairman, Jalaj Srivstava, explained that a number of major cities across the world provide its residents with free Wi-Fi facilities.
“Our idea is to provide a way in which people can use it for emergency purposes if they need to look up a hospital or call for help,” he said. “The Wi-Fi will be offered for free for about 15 minutes or so, after which the user will be charged.”
He added that the entire area will be monitored by CCTV, not only to prevent crime, but to provide assistance to those who might need it, such as the elderly, women and children. The CCTV cameras will be attached to the poles of energy-saving LED streetlights, along with the Wi-Fi antennas, in order to cut down on costs, reports asianage.com.
It is unusual to only provide internet connectivity for free for such a short period of time, but of course residents and tourists who want to make full use of the system can pay a fee to browse the internet for longer. No price plans for the Wi-Fi service have been announced yet.
