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Proposal to start SPOs' cell: Pondy I-G

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PONDICHERRY, FEB. 13. The Inspector-General of Police of Pondicherry, P.R. Meena, has said that there was a proposal to start a new cell of Special Police Officers in the Union Territory to expand community policing.

In a press release distributed at a function in Villianoor on Friday (when the Chief Minister N. Rangasamy declared open the Rs. 61-lakh premises of Police Station and all women police complex) the IG said that the Senior Superintendent of Police (Crime and Investigation) here had already carried out a study of the impact of community policing in the Union Territory. This would be expanded.

Highest conviction rate

Mr. Meena said that the National Crime Records Bureau at New Delhi had in the book `Crime in India' had assessed that the conviction rate in the Union Territory was the highest in the country.

He said that with a view to gaining the confidence of the people the Police Department introduced several innovative schemes in control of traffic, curbing crimes by adopting what is called `bravo scheme' and furnishing the status report of the crimes and investigation through `information kiosks' to the people.

These unique measures had enabled the department to bag three Golden Peacock Awards at various stages.

Upgradation

He made out a strong case for upgrading the police outpost in Mangalam village into a full-fledged police station. (Chief Minister conceded this plea).

The necessity for upgradation arose because of the proposal of the Delimitation Commission of Assembly constituencies to carve out Mangalam as a separate segment.

Traffic problem

The IG also said that the traffic problem was becoming more complex in the Villianoor belt and hence a separate traffic wing had been started in the block to look after the East Coast Road, which was particularly prone to accidents. The number of road accidents registered in 2002 was 546 followed by 611 in 2003 and 692 in the succeeding year. The fatal accidents were respectively 84, 91 and 82 from 2002 to 2004. The new traffic wing in Villianoor would have jurisdiction over Villianoor, Ariankuppam, Bahoor, Nettapakkam and Tirukanoor. He appealed to the Chief Minister to sanction adequate vehicles and manpower for the traffic cell and also to the all women police station started in Villianoor. Each rural police station should also be provided with a motorcycle.

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