AI-enabled CCTVs track missing boy at Meenakshi temple consecration

The installation of AI-enabled CCTV cameras around Sri Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple for the consecration has successfully proven its worth by assisting authorities in locating a missing child and also identifying seven persons with criminal records.

Out of the 277 total surveillance cameras installed across the temple’s surroundings, 77 were equipped with advanced Artificial Intelligence capabilities, specifically featuring facial recognition systems.

These specialised cameras were installed via the Tiruvannamalai-based R.S. Power Agency and came powered with varifocal lenses—a camera lens type featuring an adjustable focal length that permits manual or motorised zooming in and out to dynamically modify the field of view.

The AI-driven camera software was specifically designed to recognise and match photographs uploaded directly by the system operators.

According to authorities, approximately 2,000 reference faces of individuals carrying criminal records were uploaded into the database beforehand.