Most guards who are manning these registers are untrained. They do not even bother to cross check the information and many a time the addresses and phone numbers are not even legible.
Every year, with Republic Day around the corner, security systems of the National Capital undergo a thorough scrutiny. Even vendors of residential areas are not spared. Further the records of the city residents (including tenants) are meticulously verified by the local police.
However, it is surprising that even during these times; the security guards manning the entrance of residential societies in Dwarka do not get their act together.
If you happen to visit any of the Cooperative Group Housing societies or DDA pockets in Dwarka you would automatically notice the casual approach of the guards in terms of entering details in the visitor register. “Most guards are untrained. They do not even bother to cross check the information that is being entered in the visitor log books. Most of the addresses and phone numbers are not even legible,” said Vineeta Sharma a resident of Sector 12.
Residents say that some of the security guards are not even literate and completely unaware about the nuances of residential security. “Such untrained guards are particularly present in the residential societies across DDA pockets. This is because DDA societies usually do not have very empowered RWAs or sufficient funds for monthly maintenance services,” said RN Singh a senior citizen of Sector 7.
According to RWAs and the managements of societies, the slack in terms of crosschecking visitor details cannot be attributed to the guards alone. They say that visitors feel offended if the guards ask them too many questions. “I do not understand why they feel offended as a stringent security system is in everyone’s interest,” said Vishal Gupta treasurer of Lovely Home Apartments.
Gupta further suggested, “The security system of residential societies should now become digital. This would aid incisive verification and maintaining records.”
