Cameras in city’s CCTV surveillance network go blank
The Hindu
Lack of follow-up action to maintain the devices has been cited as a major reason; police plan to repair, monitor the gadgets
The closed circuit television (CCTV) cameras installed across the city have stopped working at several places due to exposure to the vagaries of nature and lack of periodic maintenance.
Chennai topped the list of Indian cities with high CCTV camera density, having 657 cameras per square kilometre, according to a report released earlier this year. The city has an extensive surveillance network.
Now, a sizeable portion of them have become non-functional due to various factors, including lack of periodic maintenance and monitoring. This has hit surveillance.
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