Dwarka notably has a good history of community policing, with several schemes such as Neighbourhood Watch Scheme, Prahari, Police Mitra, Buddy Patrolling — all introduced last year — doing well.
Addressing the annual press conference of Delhi Police at the convention hall of New Delhi Municipal Council yesterday, Delhi Police Commissioner Amulya Patnaik emphasised on making community policing more effective and organised in 2018.
Dwarka notably has a good history of community policing, with several schemes such as Neighbourhood Watch Scheme, Prahari, Police Mitra, Buddy Patrolling — all introduced last year — doing well. The sub-city has a rich culture of RWAs participating in such social initiatives.
The commissioner stressed on the need to strengthen policing at the grassroots level. Involvement of RWAs and security guards with the local police will be one of the prime focus areas in 2018, he added.
He also said sharpening response to distress call will be looked into as well.
Besides community policing, he also spoke on the subject of digital policing and making beat officers more tech savvy.
The CP also mentioned the success of cycle patrolling and neighbourhood watch scheme, introduced last year. All these initiatives have been greatly successful in the sub-city, where RWAs and managing committees of societies have lent an active hand.
