Transport Minister of Delhi Kailash Gahlot on Wednesday inaugurated the operation of 20 Maruti Eeco Vans which have been deputed for enforcement purpose as well as women safety.
“Women Safety especially while travelling through public transport is a major concern these days. Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) operates over 3762 buses on a daily basis through which lakhs of passengers, including several women passengers, commute. To address the concern of Women Safety while travelling in their buses, DTC has deployed Bus Marshals of which a significant number are female marshals, which gives confidence to women passengers as well as their families,” office of Gahlot said in a statement.
With the objective to further strengthen its enforcement mechanism as well as women safety initiatives, DTC is deploying special enforcement teams who would be conducting checks in the buses plying on various routes at the Terminals and Bus Queue Shelters, it added.
These vans have been provided to DTC under Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative by IGL. CCTV, GPS and panic buttons are already being installed in DTC buses. In case of emergency, whenever a panic button is operated, a signal would be sent to Command and Control Centre (CCC) which will be further conveyed to traffic police, ambulance and fire services etc. ‘Depot Control Room’ (DCR) will immediately depute the nearest Eeco van to the spot through Regional Control Room it said.