In order to ensure safety and security of the shopping malls and to collect information regarding anti-social elements and criminals visiting the malls, twin city Commissioner of Police Dr Rajendra Prasad Sharma on Monday convened a meeting of owners and representatives of nearly 100 shopping malls and market committee associations of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack and asked them to adopt all possible security measures to prevent any untoward incidents.
Dr Sharma stressed on various issues like verification of employees antecedents, not to allow child labour in a shop or mall, proper parking areas, adhering to provisions of Odisha Shop and Commercial Establishment Act, ensuring adoption of proper security measures, installation of fire fighting measures.
He also stressed on verification of character and antecedents of security guards deployed at these places, installation of CCTV cameras at important places inside and outside the mall premises and parking places, installation of DFMI5 and alarm system, regular stock verification, to ensure closure of shop/ mall by 10 pm, not to keep heavy cash at the counter, to deploy guards to watch the anti-socials inside the mall.
On the other hand, the mall and market associations demanded regular patrolling, revival of beat house at market building, opening of an outpost near the airport,