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Piura’s S/10 Million CCTV Overhaul Reaches Over 90% Completion

The upgrade adds 83 high‑tech cameras plus 20 panic buttons and speakers to speed emergency alerts, strengthening police evidence collection.

Overview

  • The Provincial Municipality of Piura reported the S/10 million modernization is over 90% complete as of Wednesday, and officials say remaining administrative and budgetary steps must be finished to close the project.
  • Eighty‑three new cameras will be installed and interconnected so Piura will have 133 operational units supervised from the newer Fortaleza control center.
  • New equipment includes speaker capability and integration with 20 panic buttons placed at strategic locations to trigger immediate alerts and automatic tracking by nearby cameras.
  • The program funds repair work on the older Paraíso base and on city connectivity so existing cameras can be rehabilitated and rejoined to the monitoring network.
  • Municipal leaders plan technical and operational coordination with the districts of Castilla and Veintiséis de Octubre to form a more interconnected metropolitan surveillance scheme that aims to speed patrol response and improve criminal investigations.