Sambalpur is set to receive nine women’s safety initiatives worth Rs 10 crore under the Nirbhaya initiative, including CCTV cameras, emergency vehicles, pink e-rickshaws, police patrols and assistance centres.
The high-level meeting underway at Lok Seva Bhawan Photograph: (OTV)
Women’s safety in Sambalpur district is set to receive a major boost, with the administration proposing nine initiatives worth an estimated Rs 10 crore under the Nirbhaya initiative.
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A high-level meeting chaired by Chief Secretary Anu Garg at Lok Seva Bhawan today reviewed the proposed measures aimed at making the city safer and more inclusive for women and girls.
Additional Chief Secretary of the Home Department Hemant Sharma and Director General of Police Vinaytosh Mishra attended the meeting, while Sambalpur Collector Siddheshwar Baliram Bondar joined virtually to present the plans.
Nine Initiatives In Sambalpur for Women’s Safety
Under the ‘Shakti Sarathi’ initiative, women police personnel will conduct patrols and provide rapid assistance using 15 two-wheelers.
The ‘Pratikriya’ scheme proposes 15 emergency response vehicles and drones for assistance and rescue operations.
The ‘Drushti’ initiative envisages installing 800 CCTV cameras at 210 strategic locations to strengthen surveillance, while ‘S-Stop’ proposes five police assistance centres.
Under ‘Sahayatra’, 40 pink e-rickshaws are planned to provide safe and affordable transport for women.
The ‘Nirbhaya Sadan’ initiative proposes four assistance centres at the district court complex, railway station, Burla medical area and district headquarters hospital.
The ‘Sathi’ scheme includes six toilets with nursing facilities, while ‘Jatra’ proposes real-time tracking systems for buses operated by 50 educational institutions.
The ‘Sachetana’ initiative will focus on women’s safety awareness, self-defence training, health education and community-based programmes.
Chief Secretary Garg stressed the importance of involving adolescent boys in awareness campaigns to promote respectful behaviour towards women, gender sensitivity and social responsibility.
She also emphasised coordination among the police, health, women and child development, school and mass education departments, and local administration to ensure effective implementation of the proposed initiatives.
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