Around 21% of CCTV cameras in Delhi’s MCD schools are non-functional, with 682 out of 3,202 cameras across 12 zones reported defective. Shahdara North and South zones are worst affected. The civic body plans to fix the issue through annual maintenance contracts and complete installations in remaining schools from April within the existing education budget.

New Delhi: Around 21 per cent of CCTV cameras installed across schools run by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) are non-functional, according to an official report.

Out of a total of 3,202 cameras installed in MCD schools across 12 zones, as many as 682 are not working, accounting for approximately 21.3 per cent of the surveillance network.

According to the report, most cameras are lying defunct in the Shahdara North zone, with only 39 out of 242 operational.

Meanwhile, the Shahdara South zone has only one CCTV camera, which is operational.