CCTV cameras removed from Puri beach after protests by women
Published: 07th December 2012 10:34 PM | Last Updated: 07th December 2012 10:34 PM | A+A A-
The Puri district administration
Puri, which installed two close circuit television cameras on
the sea beach, today removed them after protests by women
tourists.
"We have removed the CCTV cameras after allegations
from different quarters. The administration will take a
decision after reviewing the matter," Puri district collector
Naba Kumar Das said.
The women tourists, who went to the beach to bathe,
felt it was intruding on their privacy.
"We feel embarassed to bathe in the sea because of the
CCTV cameras. How can I bathe when when I am being filmed?"
asked a woman tourist from Mumbai.
The Beach Protection Council of Odisha (BPCO), a
voluntary organisation, has also opposed CCTV cameras at the
beach.
The two CCTV cameras were placed on the beach on
Wednesday by the district administration to keep tabs on
anti-social elements who troubled women visitors.
The district administration had spent about Rs 9 lakh
for installing the two CCTV cameras.