Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (SP)
Mangaluru, Oct 4: The police force, particularly operating in Dakshina Kannada district, are now relying more and more on technology as they find it a convenient medium to get to know about the problems bothering the citizens and tackle the problems to the best of their abilities.
'Namma Traffic', a technology initiative undertaken by the police towards handling traffic issues as per the suggestion by the citizens, is available on WhatsApp and Facebook. Dakshina Kannada district superintendent of police, Bhushan Gulabrao Borase, insists that this innovative experiment helps people to get traffic problems solved by bringing them to the notice of police. Under this, the people are invited to post pictures of traffic violations through WhatsApp No. 9480805300. The SP said that action taken details on these complaints would be posted on police blog, www.dkpolice.blogspot.in.
He has assured that confidentiality of details of complainants would be ensured as the additional superintendent of police and police inspector of the control room are the only persons having access to this information. In addition to ensuring public participation in traffic discipline, he said that police personnel will also be more alert on account of this initiative.
The SP added that those who get in touch by posting in WhatsApp or Facebook will be informed about the action taken on their complaints. "We are trying to have tie-up with regional transport authority for sending challans to traffic violators by post wherever required. We have taken the work of streamlining of traffic in all seriousness and use of technology we hope, will help in this endeavour," he stated.