Visakhapatnam City Police gunning for visible policing

The sight of a police car or a policeman in uniform has been identified to behave as a deterrent for folks trying to violate legislation and order. Keeping this facet in thoughts, the City Police has launched into quite a lot of tasks to enhance visible policing within the metropolis, by leveraging know-how for higher outcomes.

As a part of the mission, Commissioner of Police Manish Kumar Sinha has recognized 23 key places from Lankelapalem to Anandapuram, the place a police car geared up with GPS and VHF units will likely be posted.

“The 23 PCR vehicles will located at all key locations round-the-clock and we will be tracking their location real-time from the Command Control Centre. Every two minutes, we will get an update from the vehicles. The vehicles are given a clear cut and fixed route map and they will patrol a distance of 500 m every one hour and stay put at the location for an hour,” Mr. Sinha mentioned.

“The aim is to make our presence felt. At least one constable in the vehicle will be a first responder in times of a crisis or an untoward incident,” he added.

Another initiative began by the City Police is the ‘sub-control’ system.

All 23 police stations beneath the Commissionerate can have cellular sub-control centres. Each sub-control will comprise two constables in a police automobile or on a motorbike. They will likely be given an outlined space for patrolling, and they’ll cowl busy areas like RK Beach, YMCA, AVN College, and Jagadamba Junction.

Each constable will likely be on a 12-hour shift and the controls will work around the clock. The automobiles are GPS-enabled and may be monitored real-time from the CCC. “Apart from being the first responders, they will also perform the duty of enforcement while on patrol,” he mentioned.

E-beats

E-Beats is one other initiative began by the City Police. There are about 112 legislation and order e-beats and 38 crime e-beats. The motorcycle-borne policemen will likely be given a tab, loaded with the Agile App, which was developed by the City Police.

The place of the e-beats are plotted by the respective station heads and monitored from the CCC.

“Their position can be tracked, checked and verified from the CCC,” mentioned Mr. Sinha.

To create consciousness amongst ladies on numerous elements equivalent to Disha App, ladies police constables will patrol the Beach Road and public locations on hoverboards and bicycles.

“We have two hoverboards, and every evening, two women police constables will go around the Beach Road, meeting women and educating them about the emergency app and other safety measures. We will also have 75 bicycles and women constables will use them to spread awareness among women,” he mentioned.