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Priority to sensitise people to new police set-up

BHUBANESWAR: As the police commissionerate system will be new to most of the personnel involved in controlling crime on the ground, newly-appointed Police Commissioner of the twin cities of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack Binay Behera on Friday enlightened them about their new roles.

“A lot of our officers don’t know what the system is all about. It will be their first experience to work under a different set of administration. We have convened two separate meetings in both the cities for all police officers above the rank of inspector in-charge to clear their doubts,” Mr. Behera said. The new system would come into force from January 1.

He said, though the role of police inspectors would not undergo major changes, they would work under officers who would be having executive magistrate powers.

“We are not going full throttle in implementing the new system in the cities. Primary role of police officials will be to sensitise people about stringent traffic rules and provision of penalty they could face in the event of any violation,” Mr. Behera said.

He said the immediate challenge the system would be facing was large number of vacancies lying in different posts.

“But we are confident that we will overcome gradually, as we move ahead with the system,” the Commissioner said.

Meanwhile, the police issued traffic advisories to citizens who would gradually cope up with the new system. The police warned that stringent action would be taken if anybody violated traffic regulations such as parking vehicles in no-parking zones, talking on mobile phones while riding and overtaking a speeding vehicle from left flank.

Extortion and public nuisances would be severely dealt with under the new system, it said. The meeting also gave idea to the officials about high-end technologies to chase any miscreants on busy roads.

Henceforth, the Transport Department and municipal corporations would work together to bring the cities in order, a police inspector said.

On Thursday, the government formally issued a gazette notification giving legal sanctity to the new system.

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