Archive · 7 Aug 2026
Toddy Tapper Installs CCTV on Palm Tree to Stop Theft
There is a sweet drink called toddy that people collect from tall palm trees.
A man named Annepu Sravan Goud collects toddy from palm trees as his job.
Some people kept stealing his toddy, which made him frustrated.
He thought of a clever idea to stop the thieves.
He put a CCTV camera, the kind used to watch over places, on a palm tree.
The camera is powered by the sun, so it does not need wires or regular batteries.
The camera watches the area and can help catch the people who steal the toddy.
People in his area saw what he did and shared a video of it online.
Many people are impressed and say using technology this way is a smart idea.
A toddy tapper in Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district installed a CCTV camera on a palm tree to prevent theft.
The tapper, Annepu Sravan Goud, took the step after repeated incidents of toddy theft from his tree.
The CCTV camera is solar-powered and was set up to monitor the area and catch the culprits.
The video of the CCTV set up on a palm tree is going viral.
Locals have appreciated the unusual initiative and the use of technology.
- Who
- Annepu Sravan Goud, a toddy tapper in Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district
- What
- Installed a solar-powered CCTV camera on a palm tree to prevent repeated thefts of toddy
- When
- Not specified in the articles
- Where
- Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district
- Why
- To monitor the area and catch the culprits after repeated incidents of toddy theft from his tree
- Person
- Annepu Sravan Goud
- Occupation
- Toddy tapper
- Location
- Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district
- Innovation
- Solar-powered CCTV camera installed on a palm tree
- Reason
- Repeated incidents of toddy theft from his tree
- Aim
- Monitor the area and catch the culprits
- Public Reaction
- Video going viral; locals appreciate the use of technology