Safety and security should be made in such a manner that unauthorised persons and passengers without ticket should not enter or exit from railway stations and wherever required security measures have to be strengthened said DGP VK Singh at State Level Rail Safety Committee at State Police Headquarters on Friday.
He said that CCTV cameras have to install in adequate numbers at railway station premises and along with this it should be tried to install CCTV cameras on both the doors of every bogie of the train. It should be publicized extensively that the station premises and train are under surveillance of CCTV cameras.
In the meeting DGP Singh said special emphasis on additional security on railway stations of Balaghat and Mandla areas of the Naxal-affected districts of the state has to be laid. They said that Dog and bomb detonators have been fully active in every railway zone. Additionally, adequate ammunition of bomb disposal equipment should be kept.
Mr. Singh said that GRP, RPF and Police should work together to create mutual co-operation and continue to exchange information regularly to keep the security of the railway safe.
Special focus on the safety of women and children should be kept and spread information of Child Help Line, create Childl Helpline Groups. The contact numbers of helplines related to women and children should be displayed. GRP and RPF should make joint efforts to maintain safety and security in every train and at every railway station by maintaining adequate staff.