Key accident prone stretches in Melvisharam, a small town between Vellore and Arcot town on the Chennai - Bengaluru Highway, has come under CCTV surveillance as the municipality and Ranipet district police have installed high resolution cameras at 60 spots within the civic body limits.
Officials of Melvisharam municipality said that the small town with over one lakh population is a crucial link for major towns like Vellore, Ranipet, Arcot, Walajah, Katpadi and Nemili as the town is located on the national highway that helps provide easy connectivity to residents from these towns.
“The CCTV cameras in the town help to enhance road safety measures by analysing road accidents and preventive measures that need to be taken based on the footage. It also helps to prevent crime on the highway,” P. Santhanam, Commissioner In-charge, Melvisharam municipality, told The Hindu.
