Helmet Wearing Mandatory In UT

While addressing media persons to list out his policing priorities on Wednesday, Inspector General of Police (IGP) Praveer Ranjan said that he is concerned about growing rates of road accidents in Pondicherry.

“Wearing of helmets is absolutely non-existent in Puducherry,” said Mr. Ranjan. ”Statistics show that people in the city die as they don’t wear helmets at any time. A written proposal has been submitted to the government to firmly implement the helmet rule, keeping the safety of riders in mind. Once we get the nod from the administration, we will begin enforcement as early as possible which so far has received stiff resistance from the public”

He also expressed the need for creating awareness about wearing helmets, traffic regulation, lane driving and speed regulations among the public as they have been neglected since a long time.

IGP Ranjan disclosed that Puducherry police lacked adequate women police constables and more women will be soon recruited in the existing 400 vacancies.

Steps towards effective policing and improvement of interface with the people through effective interactions and beat policing etc. will be taken. “People should look upon the police as a friendly and easily accessible unit. There should not be any complaint of rude or impolite behaviour on the part of police,” he said, ”I will take stringent on any misconduct on the police side.”

On excess fare collection by auto drivers, he said,” the issue needed to be dealt with firmly.”

He also said, “Police force must be armed with latest technology. I am hopeful of getting the approval from the government for the proposal to set up CCTVs covering all parts of the UT as part of the Safe City Project. So far, 90 per cent of records are digitised and soon the entire country can be linked up on the network. This is being done as part of the Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems (CCTNS) project, one of the Mission Mode Projects (MMPs) under e-governance plan.”

On technology exposure and skill training, the IGP said, ”I would like to send batches of policemen to other centres to undergo training in latest technologies.”