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Udupi police implement Drishti Project as part of outreach programme
Udupi: As part of the Mane Mane Beti, or door-to-door outreach programme launched in July, Udupi District police launched the Drishti Project. SP Hariram Shankar told reporters on Monday that to curb criminal activities, night patrol arrangements were introduced in selected urban and market areas of the district.
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The aim is to effectively prevent theft, crimes against women, and offences involving drug addicts, while also ensuring the safety of commercial establishments, residents living alone, and senior citizens.
To strengthen this, a group of 50-100 houses was formed, and security guards were appointed to patrol their assigned areas between 10pm and 6am. Already, 10 groups are functioning. If they come across any suspicious person or incident, they must immediately inform the beat police or the District Police Control Room.
The remuneration for the appointed security guards will be borne by the residents.
Currently, the Drishti Project has been launched in 12 locations, two each in the Udupi Town, Shirva, and Gangolli police station limits, and one each in the limits of Kundapur, Hebri, Karkala Town, Hiriyadka, Shankaranarayana, and Brahmavar police stations. In the coming days, the programme will be extended to 21 more locations across the district, the SP said.
As a continuation of this initiative, Udupi District police, in collaboration with the Udupi District Chamber of Commerce, has planned an ambitious project to install 601 CCTV cameras at 207 junctions and border roads across the district. The estimated cost of this project is around Rs 2.5 crore. The project is called Syena Drishti.
In the initial phase, 10 Automatic Number Plate Reader cameras will be installed at the district borders, locations prone to communal tension, and strategic points such as Mala, Hosmaru, and Sacharipete in Karkala Rural police station limits, Sanur in Karkala Town police station limits, Someshwara in Hebri police limits, Amasabailu in Amasebail police station limits, Hosangadi and Dali in Kollur Police station limits, Mel Gangolli in Gangolli police station limits, Malpe Beach in Malpe police station limits, and Udupi City Bus Stand in Udupi Town police station limits.
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The project will be formally launched on Aug 15.
Udupi Chamber of Commerce president Ammunje Prabhakar Nayak and honorary secretary Dr Vijayendra Vasant Kadiyali were present.
Additionally, 10 high-quality cameras will be installed at Kalsanka Junction, Karavali Junction, Indrali Bridge, Santhekatte Junction, Service Bus Stand, and Old KSRTC Bus Stand in Udupi City Municipality limits, Mkodi Junction and Kandloor Pete in Kundapur sub-division limits, Baradi and Naravi in Karkala sub-division limits. Footage from these cameras will be continuously monitored by the respective local police stations and the District Police Control Room.
"With this, every corner of the district will be covered with CC Cameras, in probably the first of its kind initiative in the country," the SP said.
