With an purpose to extend police presence on the Yamuna Expressway forward of the worldwide Moto Grand Prix occasion later this month, two new watchtowers have been made operational on the expressway from Friday by the Gautam Budh Nagar police.
The Moto GP racing occasion is being held within the nation for the primary time at Larger Noida’s Buddh Worldwide Circuit from September 22 to 24.
Over 10,000 international nationals, together with VIPs, and over 150,000 spectators are anticipated to attend the occasion. The Buddh Worldwide Circuit is situated alongside Yamuna Expressway in Jaypee Sports activities Metropolis, and is about 18 kilometers away from the zero level of the expressway situated close to Pari Chowk, Larger Noida.
Commissioner of police Laxmi Singh mentioned, “A complete freeway patrolling motion plan has been ready to strengthen the safety preparations on Yamuna Expressway, below which freeway patrolling is being elevated. To that finish, these two watchtowers have been constructed and personnel have been deployed from Dankaur police station to man the towers.”
In keeping with Anand Kulkarni, joint commissioner of police (legislation and order), police personnel are on 12-hour shifts around the clock.
“These watchtowers can be manned around the clock by personnel outfitted with binoculars, flashlights and wi-fi units. They’ll work in coordination with cell models of the native police stations and Dial 112 police response autos (PRVs),” mentioned Kulkarni.
The two new watchtowers have been erected on both aspect of the expressway. On the aspect going from zero level in direction of Jewar, the watchtower is situated on the 12km milestone, whereas on the aspect from Jewar in direction of zero level, the second watchtower is situated on the 18km milestone, close to the Buddh Worldwide Circuit.
“Aside from the upcoming worldwide occasion, the target behind establishing these watchtowers is to minimise any legal incidents on the Yamuna Expressway and instil a way of confidence amongst commuters that police presence is satisfactory on the stretch. The purpose is to supply a secure setting to the general public in order that any suspicious actions may be flagged by the personnel on the watchtowers,” mentioned Kulkarni.
The joint CP mentioned the two watchtowers are half of a pilot venture and a complete of 10 such towers can be erected throughout the 50km stretch of the expressway within the district, one each 10km of the expressway.
“Aside from that, two police cubicles may also be made operational alongside the Yamuna Expressway quickly, whereby commuters in misery can strategy the police for any help,” he mentioned.
Commuters mentioned to this point there’s barely any police presence on the Yamuna Expressway.
Soumitra Prakash, a pupil of a personal college situated alongside the Yamuna Expressway, who travels on the stretch every day, mentioned, “The Yamuna Expressway stretch is a commuter’s nightmare as there’s barely any police presence within the space. With the intention to attain any police station or police put up in an emergency, a commuter must look ahead to the following exit on the expressway, which is usually a number of kilometres away. The watchtowers will certainly assist reassure commuters about police presence on the expressway.”
