MSEZ ideal location for police commissionerate: Seemanth Kumar Singh

MSEZ ideal location for police commissionerate: Seemanth Kumar Singh

Mangalore Today News Network

Mangalore, Feb 21: The Mangalore Police Commissionerate is hoping to get space in Mangalore Special Economic Zone (MSEZ) to construct buildings to keep arms and vehicles, and for setting up quarters and parade grounds.

Interaction

Police Commissioner Seemant Kumar Singh said this while speaking during an interaction organised by the Kanara Chamber of Commerce and Industry. He told that a formal request was yet to be made, though “initial talks” had begun.

Asked about the specific location, Mr. Singh said: “We will go by their suggestion. They (MSEZ authorities) said they will look into the proposal.” He said the location of MSEZ was “ideal” for the Commissionerate as it was in the centre of the city. He said that identifying land in an area like Konaje might be possible but that it would be in a “corner.”

He said the Commissionerate as well as the district police required 25 acres of land for logistical support as well as housing for the police.

‘Hint’

There was a “hint” from the Central Reserve Police Force to set up a Rapid Action Force unit in Mangalore although nothing was concrete, Mr. Singh said.

He said he had been asked to identify land.

The cameras to be procured for the new traffic management system for the city would send real time visuals to the control room, keeping up with the wireless radio, thus enabling the police coordinate their actions accordingly.

Tenders

Mr. Singh said the tenders to procure 32 cameras had been invited. The dome-shaped PTZ (pan tilt zoom) cameras would provide 360-degree visuals to the police, helping them keep an eye on traffic violation and maintain law and order.

These cameras would be placed at important junctions in the city, he said.

New handheld fine collecting machines with customised software made the work of the police much easier and also ensured transparency, he said.

Data

The machines recorded all data with regard to a traffic offence, which could be accessed by the Commissioner. Wheel-locking machines would be used soon, he said.

The new Police Control Room (PCR) vans were independent of police stations and coordinated directly with the control room.

This would enable the officers in the van to reach a spot much faster than they would were they under the control of a particular police station.

Proposals

The Commissionerate had sent proposals for setting up two traffic police stations. A large number of fatal road accidents occurred outside the city on the highways, where traffic regulation was bad. At present, 30 officers on motorcycles were functioning as traffic police across the Commissionerate for want of traffic police.

Police assistance booths were planned across the city, which would be open for a fixed number of hours, he said.

New concept

Another new concept to be introduced soon in the Commissionerate limits was a new interrogation room. Following complaints of human rights violations, the sound-proof interrogation room where video recording equipment was in place was necessary, Mr Singh said. hindu