SHIMLA: Himachal Pradesh state police department got a boost in their vigilance abilities as the entire state is now equipped with 28,656 CCTV cameras. The government persuaded local business establishments, hotels, industries, training institutes, shops and other institutions to install the cameras to keep a watch on the activities by capturing movement in and around the establishment. The maximum cameras are operational in Baddi police district, comprising the Baddi-Barotiwala-Nalagarh industrial hub bordering Punjab and Haryana.
129 police stations across the state were also equipped with 5 such cameras.
Besides the installations of CCTV cameras, 198 automatic number plate recorder (ANPR) cameras have been installed at the 99 inter-state and sensitive locations for recording the incoming and outgoing vehicles which is monitored at the police headquarters and respective police stations of the areas. The traffic police have also been given 526 body cameras, which will be used in recording evidence.