It has been reported that the Vijayanagar district police are paying close attention to a number of illegal activities occurring in Hampi. The “Open Air Museum” will have 128 cutting-edge CCTV cameras. Although the police had previously chosen to install cameras. But the Archaeological Survey of India objected, and the work was halted. Currently, cameras are being installed in accordance with the Archaeology Department’s standards.
The cabling project is already finished. Surveillance cameras are being installed and pillar construction is currently in full swing. At the entrance to Hampi, cameras are being deployed along the bank of the Tungabhadra river. Keeping track of who arrives and goes will be beneficial.
These cameras will function in public areas where tourists visit. Hampi, including the Kamalapura Marg, the Yantrodharaka, the Rani Bathinya, the Mahanavami Dibba, the Kamal Mahal, the Nelastara Shiva Temple, the Kaledakalu, the Krishna Temple, the Sasivekalu Ganapa, the Virupakseshwara Temple, the Hemakuta, the Rama-Lakshmana Temple next to the Tungabhadra River, and the Vijaya.
Hampi refers as “open air museum”. It is difficult to keep track of tourist movements due to their great variety. The police agency has chosen sophisticated CCTV cameras in response to this. Sit at the police station now, monitor everyone, and act as necessary right now.
There have been recent reports of foreign visitors using the mampata of Hampi Purandardasa as a place to consume alcohol. Following that, people explored the area around the Vijaya Vithala temple, including the attic. On the summit of Hampi Hemakuta, a young man had recorded a video. This received harsh criticism. The police department has since received praise for adding cameras.
Dance on Protected Monument : Complaint by Archeology Department
A young guy who danced in the Hampi Hemakuta protected monument and its surrounds, recorded a video of it, and recently put it to Instagram was the subject of a complaint filed on Tuesday with the Hampi police station by representatives of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI).
An inquiry will be conducted based on the complaint made by the ASI authorities and a case will be filed. Deepak Gowda of Mandya has been identified as the young guy who danced on the preserved monument. Shivraj, an inspector of the Hampi Thane Police, informed Prajavani that similar videos had been recorded and posted on Instagram close to other state monuments, including Belur, Halebidu, Badami, and Pattadakallu.