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In order to ensure its students' safety, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has decided to instal 4,064 CCTV cameras in 381 civic schools across the city. It has allocated Rs 5 crore for the project in its budget announced on Friday. According to BMC sources, the surveillance system would act as a precautionary measure and help to keep a check on undesirable activities on school premises. It would also aid in investigations of untoward incidents and serve as circumstantial evidence in such cases, a source added.