India, April 11 -- In two weeks' time, 540 locations in Navi Mumbai will be under the surveillance of 1,524 high-definition closed-circuit television (CCTV) to help maintain law and order, monitor crime and track traffic violators in the city.

According to additional municipal commissioner Shirish Aradwad, "The Zone I area from Belapur to Vashi has been made operational and is under CCTV coverage. There are around 900 cameras in this area."

He added, "We are working on the Zone II area of Kopar Khairane to Digha which has the remaining 635 cameras. We will have complete coverage in two weeks."

On March 15, chief minister Eknath Shinde inaugurated the CCTV project by Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) but the system, however, only...