Jagan flags off Disha patrol vehicles
Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Wednesday said the State Government is committed to improving safety of women and children and reduce the time of response to distress calls from them when they are in an emergency situation.
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Vijayawada: Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Wednesday said the State Government is committed to improving safety of women and children and reduce the time of response to distress calls from them when they are in an emergency situation.
Flagging off a fleet of 163 Disha patrol vehicles and 18 caravans at the Secretariat at Velagapudi near here, he said that the vehicles are made available to adhere and improve the response time for protecting women and children in emergency.
He said that 900 two-wheelers are already made available in the State and 163 four wheelers will join the fleet and 3,000 other vehicles that are in use will be equipped with GPS for protecting women in distress. Besides these, he said that 18 caravans, which are equipped with restrooms and dressing rooms are brought specially for the women police, keeping their needs in view.
