LUCKNOW, March 23 -- Smart eye that is supposed to keep tabs on suspicious-looking persons and activities across the state capital seemingly becomes blurred after the sunset as there is hardly any physical monitoring of around 1630 high-tech CCTV cameras installed across the city at a cost of around Rs.200 crore during night hours.

This fact came to light during an HT investigation at the Smart City office on Saturday evening, raising serious concerns about the city's security infrastructure in the Safe city. At the office, there were only two employees who had also packed their bags and were preparing to leave.

One of the employees, who refused to reveal his name, said, "We arrive by 10 am and leave between 7 to 8 pm. After that, no of...