Karwar: CCTV cameras installed at Majali checkpost in the taluk are not functioning since last several months. This has resulted in a setback in keeping proper vigilance on the movement of supicious vehicles on this route.

The check-post in Karnataka-Goa boundary area is in the limits of Chittakula Police station.

Five years back, six CCTV cameras were installed here by the police department, to check illegal activities. A few years later, mines and geology department also installed two more CCTV cameras. Due to lack of maintenance, these cameras are defunct now.

Surveillance system

computer and other equipment meant to store CCTV footage are also not maintained.

But, officials of neither police department nor mines and geology department seem to be concerned to put the CCTV surveillance system back into place. In the composite station system, only excise department has its own building, through police department, forest department and mines and geology department personal are working here.

As liquor from Goa is illegally transported to Karnataka, vehicles are checked at this check-post. Accused of several criminal acts were earlier traced with the help of CCTV footages captured here.

New building

Meanwile, excise department has sanctioned Rs 60 lakh to construct a new building of the station in Karnataka-Goa boundary, and Nirmithi Kendra will construct this building.

Additional Deputy Comissioner H Prasanna stated that the instructions were given to repair defunct CCTV cameras would be installed after the composite station gets a new building.

Additional Superintendent of Police Gopal Byakod, pointed out that the CCTV cameras at Majali check-post would be repaired at the earliest.