To keep a close eye on the anti-social elements and to stop the incidence of snatching the district administration had installed 273 CCTV on the different crossing, main roads and streets, but due to lack of proper maintenance 260 CCTV are not working in the different areas.
The district administration had decided to install CCTV in different areas of the town in the year 2016. In the starting days the police administration used CCTV in the procession of Ramnavmi and others in the town areas.
After a gap of one year the CCTV was starting to go out of order. The company had installed but no proper maintenance was done by the company according to the contract.
BJP MLA Manish Jaiswal made available Rs 20 lakh from MLA funds. With the help of this fund 117 CCTV was installed in different areas. Police administration had made an agreement with the company to repair and maintenance of the CCTV, but due to dues amount of Rs 49 lakhs camany left the work.
The district administration has sent a proposal to the state government for installation of CCTV in 473 CCTV in the different areas of the town. The plan is still not implemented. The Superintendent of Police of Hazaribag Manoj Ratan Chothe said that they will upgrade all the CCTV cameras. He further said a joint meeting with deputy commissioner and town commissioner will be conducted soon and take some major decisions on the CCTV issue.