Around 200 of the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation’s 322 gardens reportedly have no CCTV cameras, raising concerns about visitor safety and the city’s ability to respond to incidents in public parks. The garden department has attributed delays in installing and repairing cameras to pending action by the e-governance department, according to a report by Sandesh – Ahmedabad published on November 4, 2026.
The reported gap affects gardens used daily by residents, including women, children, senior citizens and other visitors. Of the 322 gardens under AMC management, only 122 are reported to have CCTV cameras. However, the municipal corporation reportedly does not have clear information on how many of those cameras are currently operational.
The report said the garden department had written several times to the e-governance department seeking the installation and repair of CCTV systems. Despite these requests, a large number of municipal gardens allegedly continue to function without camera coverage. The report did not provide a park-wise list of the 322 gardens or details of the number of cameras installed at individual locations.
CCTV coverage is relevant to the functioning of public gardens because cameras can support the investigation of incidents such as theft, harassment and other security-related complaints. In parks without working surveillance systems, identifying suspects or reconstructing an incident can be more difficult for authorities. The report said citizens and local representatives have expressed concern over the lack of basic safety infrastructure in the gardens.
The issue also exposes a coordination problem within the civic administration. While the garden department is responsible for the parks, the reported responsibility for CCTV installation and maintenance lies with the e-governance department. The reported correspondence between the two departments indicates that the infrastructure gap has been raised internally, but the available account does not specify when the pending work will be completed or which authority will monitor camera uptime.
The reported condition contrasts with Ahmedabad’s positioning as a smart city, prompting criticism that technology claims need to be matched by functioning systems at the neighbourhood level. For garden users, the immediate concern is not only whether cameras have been installed but whether they are operational, maintained and linked to a response mechanism when an incident is reported.
The report said citizens have demanded that AMC urgently install cameras in uncovered gardens and repair non-functioning systems. No completion deadline, park-wise implementation schedule or official statement from the e-governance department was provided in the supplied report.
