State police headquarters have given 35 GPS (Global Positioning System) tracking device to Dehradun police on Friday, the tool which would help police resolve traffic congestions and send personnel promptly to the accident sites.
GPS tracking devices would be installed in City Patrol Unit (CPU) vehicles, cranes and heavy and light vehicles of the police department. With the help of GPS (Global Positioning System) tracking devices, police control room would be able to know the exact location of the police vehicles where GPS has been installed.
Police control room official would be able to deploy vehicles to the accident sites and other places as per requirement.
Dehradun senior superintendent of police (SSP) Nivedita Kukreti said that 12 CPU vehicles would be equipped with GPSs while six cranes would be equipped with the same. Besides, three GPSs would be installed in three interceptors. Remaining 16 GPSs would be installed in other police vehicles, she said.
A police officer said that as many as 35 police vehicles would be equipped with GPS tracking devices so that real-time tabs can be kept on cops on the move. Real-time tracking would make policemen more accountable for their jobs, he said, adding that CPU personnel would reach the sites of crimes, accidents and traffic snarls promptly.