In a move to bolster public safety in Thane, the government has approved the installation of nearly 7,500 CCTVs featuring advanced technologies, including Artificial Intelligence, in Maharashtra's Thane police commissionerate limits, a senior police official said, reported news agency PTI.

Of the total cameras, 3,500 will be installed in Thane city, 1,500 in Bhiwandi, and the remaining in various other areas under the commissionerate, Thane Police Commissioner Ashutosh Dumbre told reporters on Monday, reported PTI.