The Jammu & Kashmir Police has further strengthened its highway patrol grid with the induction of CCTV fitted Highway patrol vehicles. 

Director General of J&K Police Dilbag Singh on Tuesday inaugurated Highway Patrol Vehicles CCTV network monitoring lab and reviewed functioning of modern nakas and other naka points in the Jammu Zone.

On the occasion, DGP also directed that the Highway Patrol and Naka Grid be further augmented with the bulletproof bunker vehicles and Quick Reaction Teams (QRTs) on the highways so that no time is lost in reacting to situations befittingly. 

Jawans of the Jammu and Kashmir police have played a crucial role in preventing terrorist strikes by timely detecting their infiltration from across the International border and tracking them while they were proceeding towards the Kashmir valley in mobile bunkers.

DGP said that these Highway Patrol Vehicles will be very helpful in surveillance and speedy response to incidents. He said that these vehicles will be complementing the Naka Network already established on the Highway grid.

A total number of 33 such vehicles have been deployed across Jammu division to keep a track on the movement of vehicles along the highway. In Jammu Samba Kathua range 14 vehicles have been deployed, 9 in Doda Kishtwar Ramban range, 4 in Udhampur Reasi range and 6 in Rajouri Poonch range.

These Highway patrol vehicles are equipped with two cameras, one each at front and rear of the vehicle, the vehicle is equipped with Network Video Recorder (NVR), two-way audio transmission device, a touch screen and an alert button.

These patrol vehicles will provide live streaming from the incident site. It will make live tracking of the vehicles along the route possible. The vehicles can be monitored from PCR Jammu and district PCRs.

The DGP was briefed by IGP Jammu Zone Mukesh Singh and SSP PCR Kulbir Singh about the working and various modern functions of the Highway patrol vehicles deployed at 33 places across Jammu Zone.

A live demonstration of the working of these Highway Patrol vehicles was given and senior officers interacted with the personnel on duty with these vehicles at different locations.

Speaking on the occasion, the DGP congratulated and appreciated the efforts of Jammu Zone senior officers for working towards further modernization.

He said that communicating/directing the personnel on these vehicles on a real-time basis from Police Control Rooms is going to be very useful in prevention and checking of crimes on the highways.

He directed the officers that all personnel working on these vehicles should be given training for handling the surveillance gadgets fitted on the vehicles and for proper communication skills for optimum results.