14 January,2023 04:21 PM IST | Thane | PTI
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The Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation in Maharashtra's Thane district has decided to install CCTV cameras in its schools for better security of students and teaching staff, a civic official said on Saturday.
There are 52,000 students in 79 primary and 53 secondary schools run by the civic body.
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To begin with, the corporation will install CCTV cameras in 55 schools, said Mahendra Konde, public relations officer of the municipal body.
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The surveillance cameras will be installed under the corporation's Shikshan Vision¿ programme aimed at improving the quality of education and all-round development of students, said Konde.
Civic schools in Navi Mumbai add over 1,000 students every year, he said.
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