Delhi Police Commissioner Amulya Patnaik on Monday launched "traffic sentinel scheme" as part of the National Road Safety Week-2018. As many as 319 Sentinels, who voluntarily offered their services, were appointed. These sentinels would help Traffic Police in regulating and managing traffic. They were given kits consisting of Fluorescent Jackets, Caps and Identity Cards to be used by them while assisting Traffic police during duty.
Patnaik lauded the efforts of those who used Traffic Sentinel App to report violations and also accumulated points on the basis of videos/ photographs of traffic violations sent by them to Delhi Traffic Police were also felicitated.
The first and second award winners namely Yogesh Dhawan and SC Kakkar were awarded with Hero motorcycle and Hero scooter respectively sponsored by Hero Moto Corp. The Third prize winners were given cash reward of Rs. 15,000 each sponsored by IGl and the fourth prize winners were given cash reward of Rs. 10000 each sponsored by HMSI.
Patnaik hoped that the scheme would extend further with more citizens chip in and make impact on regulation and managing of traffic.