340 police cameras to be installed in Little India, Geylang

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More police cameras will be installed in Little India, where a riot occurred last December, and in Geylang, another well-known hangout for foreign workers.

Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean told Parliament yesterday that the police would progressively install another 88 cameras in public areas in Little India between now and December next year.

In Geylang, another 252 cameras will be installed by end 2016, adding to the existing 47.

As Geylang has also been flagged as a congregation area for foreign workers, Mr Teo said there would be stricter enforcement of licensing and parking rules. The authorities will also be enhancing the street lighting in 36 back alleys.

To sustain a greater presence in the longer term, the police are looking to increase the number of auxiliary police officers and private security officers deployed in Little India from 81 to 93.

Mr Teo said the authorities would continue to work together to improve infrastructure and safety in Little India. Additional lighting is currently being installed in 44 locations there.

The Land Transport Authority (LTA) has concreted the grass patch in Tekka Lane and similar work is ongoing for a 10m-wide strip of the field abutting Hampshire Road for use as a passenger waiting area for Little India Bus Services. By the first quarter of next year, permanent shelters and queue heads will be provided.

For better traffic management in Little India, Lembu Road has been closed to vehicular traffic every Sunday from noon to midnight since June 8.By the first quarter of next year, Campbell Lane will be converted into a pedestrian mall.

There will also be two new traffic lights — at the junction of Serangoon Road and Campbell Lane as well as at that of Serangoon Road and Race Course Lane — which will be synchronised with existing crossings.

Mr Teo said the Home Affairs Ministry had embarked on a “wider review” of measures to control the sale and public consumption of alcohol before the riot. It will introduce the necessary legislation in the next six months before the Public Order (Additional Temporary Measures) Act expires next March.