Two months after the human trafficking via Munambam harbour was reported, the harbour still lacks basic surveillance system. Though Munambam Fishing Harbour Management Society (MFHMS), which runs the harbour, had proposed to install 17 high-resolution surveillance cameras on the premises of the 7.15-acre harbour around 4 years ago, it remains on paper. We have been demanding authorities to install CCTV cameras on the harbour premises for the past few years, but to no avail. Anyone can enter the harbour premises after paying a toll. There is no mechanism to monitor in case if anyone enters the harbour with explosives, said a member of MFHMS. There are three high-mast lights on the harbour compound and none of it are functional. Activities of the day starts around 4.30am at the harbour. We have to depend on lights from vehicles to walk around. There are lights only in areas where auction takes place, said another MFHMS member. We want marine enforcement to conduct regular patrolling in the coastal areas. Besides two securities at the gate, two more people are there to ensure security inside the harbour. The gate closes at 10pm and opens in the early morning when the usual business starts, said society president T A Sudhan. Following the human trafficking issue, everybody finds fault with Munambam harbour. Frankly speaking, the trafficking took place at Maliankara where private people facilitate anchoring facilities for boats, added Sudhan. Following the trafficking incident, investigation agencies often visit the harbour. They had asked us to enhance security measures. Keltron has promised to the fisheries department that it would install surveillance cameras at the earliest and would carry out maintenance works regularly, he added. According to ward members of Pallipuram panchayat, installing cameras on the harbour premises alone would not solve the security lapses. All boats, including country boats, can reach Munambam and Maliankara via the estuary between Muziris and Azhikode beaches. If high resolution cameras are installed on both ends of the beaches, it would help to keep a tab on all boats passing through the estuary, said Sunil Devassy, ward member at Pallipuram. Meanwhile, fisheries officials raised concern over sustainability of the cameras, which are being proposed at the harbour. Moisture combined with salt will corrode electronic accessories at the harbour. We have to wait and see whether the cameras would withstand the corrosion, said a fisheries official.