We have this control room which is the
nerve center of the department's closed circuit security cameras
(CCTV), and also the stack for the entire building's internet
connections. The cost of the equipment is unimaginable, and the
importance immense. The room is locked and the key is kept by the
contractor who installed the equipment. If there is any need, he
opens the place so that work may be done in the room.
When we had a break-in into many rooms
in the department, the hospital security personnel wanted to see the
CCTV footage. They could not find the person holding the key,
probably because he had been withdrawn from the premises for reasons
unknown. There was some internet connectivity problem that day, and
we needed access to the stack too.
“I cannot open the room” said the
Professor who is amateur network engineer and looks after our
network. “The key is closely guarded by the contractor.”
We kept waiting for the contractor to
be contacted.
“Sir, we found the key” said the
chief security officer after a long wait. “It was kept with the
person who sells baby towels and sanitary napkins near the labor
ward.
I was aghast, as I frequently am these
days. “But he is a handicapped person allowed to sell these things
there for helping him make a living. He is not employed by our
hospital, and cannot hold a key to such an important place” I said.
“We are trying to find out how he
came in possession of the key” he said.
I have been waiting for a month, but
the answer to that question is still unanswered.
