Gujarat: Emergency Call Boxes Installed in Ahmedabad for Safety of Women and Children Under ‘Nirbhaya Safe City’ Project (Watch Video)

Ahmedabad, July 23: Emergency call boxes have been installed in several areas in Ahmedabad for the safety of women, children, and senior citizens. Special Police Commissioner Ajay Kumar Chaudhary said that they have installed the call boxes in 205 areas. He said that the call boxes have been installed as an initiative under the 'Nirbhaya Safe City' project.

"For the safety of women, children, and senior citizens, we have installed emergency call boxes in 205 areas. So someone faces a problem, they can press it, and the police control room will get a video call and Police will immediately come for help. This is a two-way communication system. This is an initiative under 'Nirbhaya Safe City' project. Central and state government have given funding. We get 50 calls on average everyday," he said. Gujarat: CM Bhupendra Patel Led-Government Denies End to Practice of Hiring Contractual Employees.

Emergency Call Boxes Installed in Ahmedabad

The Safe City project aims to create a safe, secure and empowering environment for women in public places to enable them to pursue all opportunities without the threat of gender-based violence and/or harassment. Rath Yatra 2024 in Ahmedabad: Gujarat Government Deploys Over 22,000 Personnel for Lord Jagannath Rath Yatra.

It further aims to prevent and curb all forms of crimes against women and girls in public places by providing safer urban infrastructure and efficient access to law enforcement agencies. The Empowered Committee under Nirbhaya fund has approved Safe City projects in 8 selected cities (Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad and Lucknow).

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