During 2015, almost 22 CCTV cameras were installed in Ponda from the funds provided by former South Goa MP Narendra Sawaikar. However, during recent years, the same are found to be non-functional. At most of the locations, the cables connecting them have been cut and they have been noticed in a hanging position. Sometime back the Ponda Municipal Council (PMC) had decided to forward a proposal to the government asking for new CCTV cameras to be installed due to the old ones being defunct. CCTV cameras play a important role in dealing with cases such as thefts, dacoities, chain snatching, murders and also atrocities on women. Sometime back CCTV footage involving the murder of a businessmen at Margao had helped in checking the movements of the murderers. Considering the recent rise in anti-social incidents, it is time for the Ponda Municipal Council to follow up this matter with the government and see to it that CCTV cameras are installed at strategic locations at the earliest on priority basis.
