In a four-day training workshop held exclusively for the police personnel in order to enhance their communication skills, DIG Amit Sinha said that the police personnel are striving round the clock for assisting residents during emergency cases. He exhorted efforts done by GVKEMRI-108 service and said that taking swift action after receiving distress call is among the one of the priorities of the policing.
While addressing the gathering of a four-day training workshop held exclusively for the police personnel deployed at control room, DIG Sinha stressed on the need of providing stress management and soft skills to those police personnel who act as first responder in the police control room.
He said that the role played by the control room employees of the police department is commendable and their responsibilities increase several times as they not only receive distress calls but also updates rapid response team in order to redress the grievances of those residents who are in distress. Senior Superintendent of Police Ajay Rautela said that the department has been working round the clock to keep a tab on the criminal activities in the capital city and further stressed zero tolerance on crime cases in the city. He highlighted that the department strives to ensure city roads from rush hour.
Speaking on the occasion, Director General (Medical, Health and Family Welfare) Dr GS Joshi said that couple of plans is in the pipeline for improving medical and health facilities in the remote areas of the state.
He said that training would be proved extremely beneficial for the residents of the State. Dr Joshi said that the department has been continuously working for overcoming the problem of shortage of medical officers and para-medical staff in the Garhwal and Kumaon divisions of Uttarakhand. Addressing the gathering, GVKEMRI-108 service State Head Manish Tinkoo said that giving strict instructions to call centre employees and Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) is the regular feature in the department in order to provide best possible services to victims during distress.
He claimed that the EMTs have been providing best and round the clock medical and health services to the victims even in the mountainous areas of the state since its launching in the State. Tinkoo claimed EMTs play very crucial role for saving the lives of victims. It is to be noted that 70 police personnel are receiving training from Dehradun and Rishikesh.