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More and more households opt for gadgets to improve their security, says L. Srikrishna Though the police say that the crime rate is under check, house break-ins and burglaries seem to be happening across the metropolis at regular intervals. This is making many households put in extra care and efforts at improving the security aspects. An indicator of their concern and the rising threat of such incidents is the attention paid by prospective house-owners about the safety aspects of the dwelling units. Many of them also insist on the flat promoters initiating measures to improve their safety, particularly by providing safety gadgets and communication facilities. According to a senior executive in a company specialising in residential buildings, the provision of safety gadgets and their cost forms part of the agreement and the cost of the property in many projects. Previously, such gadgets were only found in high-end apartments. But today many builders are including this in the list of facilities they provide along with tiled flooring and piped cooking gas supply, he added. A real estate consultant said almost every buyer now insisted on knowing the security devices available at the apartment. Markets are flooded with imported items which include burglar alarms, video phones attached to the doors, electro magnetic locks and handy surveillance cameras. Most of the products are inexpensive when compared to the investment on the immovable property, said E.Shanmugam, Manager (Operations) with a private security system provider. Besides commercial consumers such as banks and jewellery showrooms, households too were seeking gadgets to stay safe against criminals who gain entry into their complexes under the guise of marketing personnel. Restricting the entry of unwanted elements has become important in the backdrop of the murders and robbery. Though the police recently recovered properties worth a little over Rs 1 crore stolen from locked houses and arrested most wanted robbers, the cases of murder for gain reported from Anna Nagar, Korattur and Madipakkam some months ago remain unsolved till date. In all the three incidents, the women were alone at home and the crime occurred during day time. There are electronic gadgets which can record the entry of a person, without his or her knowledge, into a residence when the inmates are away. Similarly, thieves who gained entry by removing window air-conditioners can also be kept under check, Mr Shanmugam said. Commissioner of Police G. Nanchil Kumaran at a recent meeting had directed the police officers to check movements of persons in residential areas with the coordination of the office-bearers of the residents’ welfare associations. Following this, the respective officers held meetings with office-bearers of residential apartments and suggested they issue photo identity cards to the workers employed by their members. This would discourage strangers from entry. A few luxury apartments in Tiruvanmiyur and Neelankarai areas had fitted surveillance cameras in their compounds to monitor the visitors, police said, while highlighting the significance of the residents staying alert.
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