India, Nov. 10 -- The Delhi Police will now be able to monitor footage from all CCTVs installed in Capital's public spaces after the Public Works Department (PWD), which so far controlled the majority of such cameras in the capital, gave it full access.

Under this project, which is in the process of being implemented, Delhi Police will be able to access the footage from cameras the PWD has already installed without needing permission and, moving forward, it will decide the locations for new cameras. The installations and repairs for all the cameras will still be carried out by the government agency.

Confirming the development, a Delhi Police spokesperson, said, "We are part of the surveillance under the 'Safe City' project. This is an e...