India, March 21 -- Around 21 per cent of CCTV cameras installed across schools run by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) are non-functional, according to an official report.

Out of a total of 3,202 cameras installed in MCD schools across 12 zones, as many as 682 are not working, accounting for approximately 21.3 per cent of the surveillance network.

According to the report, most cameras are lying defunct in the Shahdara North zone, with only 39 out of 242 operational.

Meanwhile, the Shahdara South zone has only one CCTV camera, which is operational.

In the Central zone, where 987 cameras have been installed, 700 are operational while 287 are non-functional. All 21 CCTV cameras installed in the City SP zone are working, while onl...