The residents in twin cities of Cuttack and Bhubaneswar, who have often alleged of delayed response from the police, can now expect a quicker response with the Commissionerate police (CP) having added 12 new well-equipped Police Control Room (PCR) vans and five new PCR motorbikes to its fleet.
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik flagged off the 17 new PCR vehicles of Commissionerate Police at a special function here on Tuesday.
“More vehicles which are equipped with modern devices will enhance the capacity of the Commissionerate Police to track down criminals and control crime and provide better services to the people of twin city,” said Chief Minister Patnaik.
At present there are 33 light PCR vehicles in Bhubaneswar and 22 vehicles for Cuttack and it is hoped that the response time of Commissionerate police will improve with the addition of new patrolling vehicles in its fleet.
“The addition of new vehicles will certainly help in overcoming mechanical defects while the vehicles to be used for the modern control room is equipped with public address system, sirens and gadgets to know the other PCR positions,” said Police Commissioner YB Khurania.
Earlier, the Pioneer in an article “Cops Response Time Slower than Pizza Delivery Boys,” had highlighted about the delayed response time of the twin city police and the rickety PCR vans which were unable to function efficiently in time of distress.