Managing traffic in urban areas, social media big challenges for cops: Rajnath

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today flagged issues of burgeoning traffic due to rapid urbanisation and rumour mongering through the social media as major challenges before the police in the countryAfter inaugurating the 2nd conference of young Superintendents of Police the Home Minister also asked senior police officers to behave in a respectable and decent manner with their subordinates and those in the constabulary in order to have good morale in the forcesThe twoday conference is being organised by the Bureau of Police Research and Development BPRD that functions under the Union Home MinistryThe police has numerous challenges and with rapid urbanisation traffic management is becoming a big problem We the police and security establishment will have to think about it and find effective solutions the minister saidIn Delhi too Singh said people have to face the traffic problems and we get regular complaints on this subjectTalking to the SPs and Commandant rank officers of various state police and central paramilitary forces the Home Minister said the menace of spreading malicious news and rumours using various social media platforms is a big challengeRecently we saw there were some movements and protests in the country but there was no physical meeting held to strategise about these actions but a message on social media platforms did all the job he saidThere is no doubt that social media is a good tool too but it should be ensured that it is used constructively he said The Home Minister also talked about the image and working conditions of the police personnel in the countryWhile everyone expects the policeman to be courteous and efficient which he should be the difficulties faced by them police personnel should also be seen Singh saidThe workload on an average policeman is so muchat times they get meals only once in 18 hours times You can understand the mental state of such a personafter all every policeman is an emotional creature too he saidSingh asked the police officers to behave in a befitting and decent manner with their subordinates and have a connect across their ranks as he underlined that there has always been a dearth in this subjectThe Home Minister recounted his young days in politics and said he was once put off by the rude behaviour of a Deputy SP rank officer in Mirzapur district of Uttar Pradesh when he went to meet him regarding a murder probeThe officer hurled all kinds of abuses on his Inspector who was handling the case I told him that I do not approve of such a behaviour and I left his office even as my work was not done he saidYou should lead by example and exhibit good behaviour and promote good work culture the minister advised to the police brass in attendanceThe minister asked the Bureau of Police Research and Development the think tank on policing subjects to work and strengthen the capabilities of the agencies visavis the use of drones unmanned aerial vehicles UAVs and forensic techniques while rendering law and order duties and investigationsHe stressed that predictive policing should be taken up more and more in the police agencies so that crime is stopped before it happensThe minister also urged police organisations to develop smartphone apps applications to help the public as per their respective mandatesSingh also broached the subject of coastal security and said all the stakeholders in this domain the Navy Coast Guard and costal police need to enhance their coordination to effectively thwart threats to the Indian maritime boundary that is over 7000kms longHe underlined that an answer to any policing challenge should be found out through more and more outofbox solutionsCatch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updatesThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever