City police gear up to enforce restrictions
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The city police are all set to impose the restrictions from Wednesday, according to the orders issued by the State government, in wake of the surge in COVID -19 cases.
According to the orders, Cr Pc Section 144 will be imposed from 6 a.m. to 12 p.m. and from 12 p.m., movement will be restricted.
Only shops selling essential supplies will be allowed to open after 12 p.m. and movement of people will be restricted, said Police Commissioner Manish Kumar Sinha.
Employees working in the Central Public Sector Units (CPSU) and the State government sector, essential services and IT and ITES will be allowed to move and they have to carry their ID cards.
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Five initiatives helping city police serve people better
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Parishkaram, Marpu, Maddhatu, Bharosa, Nigha ensuring they get quick relief
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Cracking the whip: Police stopping riders without helmet on Beach Road in Visakhapatnam on Saturday.
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Parishkaram, Marpu, Maddhatu, Bharosa, Nigha ensuring they get quick relief
The city police have launched five initiatives Parishkaram, Marpu, Maddhatu, Bharosa and Nigha to serve people.
Under the Parishkaram initiative, a pre-litigation counselling forum (PLCF) was started on October 10, last year, to solve land and civil litigation, as these cases were occupying a major part of the cases in the police stations. The PLCF was started in a room in Swarna Bharati Stadium and is headed by the Dwaraka ACP. So far, the forum has received 567 petitions and till date 62 have been solved.
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Ahead of Panchayat elections, a 24/7 Control room has been set up by Visakhapatnam City Special Enforcement Bureau (SEB) under the directions of Police Commissioner Manish Kumar Sinha. The SEB officials said that people can send their complaints and even pass information by phone/SMS/ WhatsApp to a dedicated number 9440904317 during the panchayat elections in the city, about any illegal activity regarding liquor, ID arrack, sand, gaming and NDPS activities. Immediate action will be taken on the information received and the details of those who have provided the information will be kept confidential, the officials said.
According to the instructions of Commissioner, Special Enforcement Bureau, Vineet Brijlal, an action plan in has been formulated by Additional DCP (SEB) V. Ajitha and Assistant Commissioner SEB M. Bhaskar Rao. The instructions have been conveyed to all the SEB personnel in the city during the coordination meeting.
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‘Women help desks set up in all the 23 police stations’
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Women without any fear can directly approach these help desks in police stations, in case of any need, says Police Commissioner
‘Women help desks set up in all the 23 police stations’
With an aim to break the psychological barrier that prevents women from going to police stations, all the police stations in the city were made women-friendly in the city. Exclusive women help desks were arranged at all the 23 stations in the city under the instructions of Police Commissioner Manish Kumar Sinha. The police announced it through their social media handles.