Superintendent of Police Rishikesh Sonawane informed that the police are taking action to restore non-working CCTV camera sets installed at vital locations in Dakshina Kannada, said  here on Friday. As many as 1,500 CCTV cameras, are installed by the police, local bodies and business establishments, are being used for surveillance and crime detection. This includes 150 CCTV cameras installed by the office of Inspector-General of Police (Western Range).

Some of the CCTVs are malfunctioning because of technical problem. There are also CCTV cameras that have stopped working due to heavy rainfall. “Steps are being taken to repair them,” Mr. Sonawane said.