AMARAVATI: In a first, Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday launched mobile caravans for the benefit of women police in the field. Specialised caravans are equipped with restrooms and dressing rooms for the women police personnel. The mobile caravans were designed after chief minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy directed the police department to look into the needs of women police.
Jagan flagged off a fleet of 163 Disha patrol vehicles and 18 caravans at the secretariat here on Wednesday. Another 12 caravans will join the fleet shortly.
He said that the state government will leave no stone unturned in making the state a safe place for women.
He said the government is further strengthening Disha application to help the women in distress. He made it clear that the government will not spare anyone indulging in crimes against women.
Jagan said the government had sent a strong message to the perpetrators of crimes against women by launching Disha mobile application and exclusive response teams. He said the vehicles were made available to adhere to and improve the response time for protection of women and children in emergency situations. "Already 900 two-wheelers are made available in the state and 163 four-wheelers will join the fleet. About 3,000 vehicles that are in use will be equipped with GPS for protecting women in distress," he said. Jagan directed the DGP to ensure that there are separate washrooms for women police personnel in each and every police station.
