New Delhi, June 18 -- The Public Works Department (PWD) said on Tuesday that 127,490 CCTV cameras have been installed in the city so far, as part of the government's plan to install 140,000 cameras before the onset of the monsoon to identify and immediately respond to waterlogging incidents. Officials said 91% of the work has been completed so far.

"The camera installation project is being completed in mission mode before the monsoon. Apart from improving security in public areas, the cameras will also help identify and respond quickly to waterlogging incidents in many areas," PWD minister Parvesh Verma said.

Officials said the work is being done in two phases - 62,691 out of the proposed 70,000 cameras were installed in the first phase...