India, May 14 -- The first batch of 25 CCTV cameras has been installed at strategic corners of the Red Fort to ramp up security, according to people familiar with the matter.

The move followed an exception granted by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) allowing camera installation due to heightened security concerns.

HT reported on January 16 that the ASI approved the government's move to permanently install CCTV cameras across the ASI-protected structure, which previously lacked any internal cameras due to drilling restrictions. The government's proposal for 360-degree CCTV coverage at the monument was put on hold for at least seven years due to objections from the ASI.

Following the November 10 terror attack, close to the vicini...