MAPUSA
What makes the prolonged inaction more disturbing is that proposals to revive and expand the CCTV network have repeatedly been announced and approved, without any tangible outcome.
In February 2025, the municipal council approved a proposal moved by Union Minister Shripad Naik to install CCTV cameras at 83 locations across Mapusa using his MPLAD funds, at an estimated cost of Rs 1 crore.
The project was expected to be implemented in phases, with the first set of cameras scheduled for installation in April 2025. However, even after nearly a year and a half, the project has failed to make headway.
This is not the first time that a CCTV proposal for Mapusa has remained confined to official discussions. In 2022, the municipal council had planned to install cameras at 28 strategic locations at a cost of Rs 25 lakh under the 15th Finance Commission funds. Although the Urban Development Department had approved the proposal, it too failed to take off.
