The Central Industrial Security Forces (CISF) prevented nearly 180 people from committing suicides at various metro stations across the Capital.
With this, the percentage of suicides at metro stations has come down by 90 per cent in just one year, said CISF Director General Arvind Ranjan at the annual press conference here on Monday.
“Last year, 180 instances where people were noticed to be in a disturbed state of mind were detected. The CISF teams rushed to attend to such passengers. After counselling, it was found that these people were disturbed. Our teams identified most of these people through CCTV monitoring at the station premises,” he said.
In addition to this, the force has tasked its women staff and commandos posted in the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) network to help late-night women travellers not just within the station area, but in hiring local transport like an auto, a rickshaw or a bus to their residence.
Over 4,800 personnel have been deployed in Delhi and National Capital region, including Ghaziabad, Faridabad, Noida and Gurgaon to secure 136 metro stations.
Further, in order to better manage crowds at large stations, the DMRC has proposed to erect glass door corridors right on the platforms at six stations including Rajiv Chowk, New Delhi, Chandni Chowk, Kashmere Gate, Chawri Bazar and Central Secretariat.
Mr. Ranjan also added that the CISF will soon be responsible for managing security of cargo terminals at various airports across the country.
“The militant attack at the Karachi cargo terminal in June prompted the move.”
Currently, the CISF is responsible for security at 59 major airports in the country, including the one here.
