A few months ago, a young woman who was with her friend, was threatened at knife-point and allegedly molested under the railway bridge at Tadepalli in the dark. It took weeks for the Guntur Urban Police to crack the case, as there was no conclusive evidence in the form of CCTV surveillance.
The incident set the minds thinking, and Superintendent of Police, Guntur Urban, K. Arif Hafeez came up with a smart solution. The smart solar light with motion detection system with portable motion alert facility was a potent tool to control crime in unmanned areas. Meanwhile, the Koneru Lakshmaiah University at Kunchanapalli came up with a project which the Guntur Urban Police is planning to install in at least 10 places.
“Fast growing cities like Guntur have their own unique problems such as a high density of migrant population and lesser civic amenities, including efficient street lighting. These areas are emerging as hotspots for crime and since physical surveillance is not possible round the clock, the Urban police have come with a smart solution. We had witnessed a demo and are planning to launch the project in few areas on a pilot basis before scaling up the project,’’ said Mr. Hafeez.
