Hyderabad: Underground cables to power CCTV cameras now
Hyderabad: The city police are in the process of laying underground cables for CCTV cameras in Hyderabad to overcome the problem of cables accidentally snapping during the rains, during the repair of electric lines, or during tree-felling exercises, as well as cables intentionally being cut by competing cable network operators. These incidents end up compromising the purpose of the cameras, which is to aid in investigation. Cops say that such obstacles will be avoided in the new project, as part of which 10,000 new CCTV cameras will be installed for improved crime prevention and detection, through the laying of underground cables. However, the cost of setting up an underground cable network is over double that of setting up an aerial cable network. Cops investigating various cases often find that they are unable to retrieve CCTV footage from the area in which a crime has occurred because of the damaged cables. In some cases, cameras are temporarily switched off and r...