02 February,2009 10:00 AM IST | | IANS
India's tech hub should be divided into six special security zones and community policing introduced to make it a safer place, says a Karnataka government-appointed panel.
The task force has formulated its plan for a secure Bangalore in the backdrop of the Mumbai terror attacks. Also, the city saw around 20 murders last month alone. Cases of burglary have increased manifold.
The panel - ABIDe or Agenda for Bengaluru Infrastructure and Development Task Force - was set up in August last year.
"Bangalore has already come under terror attacks in the recent past. The crime graph in the city too is rising fast," said Rajeev Chandrashekhar, convenor of the task force.
"To provide safety and security to our citizens, it has become mandatory to draw a proper draft to ensure the best security system in the city. ABIDe attempts to look into various aspects of the city so that it could be guarded adequately," he said. Chandrashekhar is a parliament member from Karnataka.
The panel wants city police to be given the latest gadgets to tackle a rising crime graph. It calls for an end to political interference in the working of the police. Besides upgrading police intelligence, it suggests better communication between state and central intelligence agencies.
"The draft stresses the need to provide our security personnel with the latest technology, efficient communication facilities and division of work for all of them," said S Nandeesh, secretary, ABIDe.
"The measures will surely help in bringing down the crime graph in the city," said M R Pujar, additional commissioner of police, Bangalore city (Law and Order).
