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Crime rate decreasing in Chennai due to CCTV Cameras: CoP Viswanathan

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The third eye plan for CCTV cameras installation in Chennai city. This plan various parts of the city has helped to track down & identify the criminals in a few hours. It's all operated by the Greater Chennai Police Commissioner A K Viswanathan and team. When will you start to install CCTV cameras across the Chennai city? At the end of December 2017, When I met chief minister Edappadi K Palanisami for a briefing regarding the CCTV installation process. The chief minister told me to control crime and that extensive coverage of CCTV cameras would help. At that time in Chennai city, we installed a few cameras and he suggested police approach residents, shop owners and companies to install facing the road & it's mandatory. In Chennai city how many cameras are functioning now? We started 2017 end and still, we have installed the cameras. Nearly we installed 3.5 Lakh cameras in the city and our specialist team will be monitoring 24/7. Can you please say...

Do I need permission to install CCTV?

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Nowadays, CCTV Camera it’s not legal but also mandatory in some residential and commercial complexes in Chennai city. Chennai Police department started a campaign for CCTV installations “Thirdeye” since June 2018. Most of the people use CCTV camera for crime deterrent, monitors activities etc. Legal Consequences Of Housing Society And Public Places To Install CCTV In Chennai: First of all, according to the real estate act, it is not mandatory to install CCTV cameras in housing societies but the various municipal corporation has passed judgements making it compulsory to install CCTV mandatory in public places not compulsory to install in housing societies. Chennai city police department spread awareness to install a CCTV system in societies for investigation purposes. The Police Department After started “ thirdeye ” campaign spread awareness so make people understand the benefits of installing CCTV cameras. Like, one such campaign was held in Anna Nagar on 28th June 2018...