SHIMLA: Himachal Pradesh has become first in country to launch Vehicle location Tracking Device, Emergency Panic Button System and Command Control Centre of the State Transport Department for the public.
After inaugurating the facility, chief minister Jai Ram Thakur said that the state has pioneered in implementation of this project, which was a matter of pride. He said this Vehicle Location Tracking Device with Emergency Panic Button System and Command Control Centre has been connected with Emergency Response Support System 112 and when the panic button is pressed, a signal would be received through satellite to 112 and the person in distress would be connected and police would be alerted.
Jai Ram Thakur said that this initiative would provide prompt and accurate information at the time of any emergency. He said that the rescue operation in respect of the Kullu bus accident was also delayed due to the delay in information regarding this accident.
He said that people of state by and large are peace loving, respect each other and the law, but still the government was determined to protect women and children. He said that after the unfortunate incident of Nirbhaya, the Central Government has made it mandatory to install Vehicle Location Tracking Device & Emergency Panic Button in public transport vehicles for the safety of women and children.
He said that after the establishment of this monitoring Centre, it would be easy to detect the theft of vehicles and vehicle accidents for the safety of women and children in the State. He said this was an innovative initiative, which would make the roads of the State more safe and secure. He said that vehicle registered in Himachal Pradesh and equipped with this device could be tracked anywhere in the country, which was indeed a technical marvel.
He said that with this initiative the transporters were provided relief of Rs 164 crore. He said that more than 9423 vehicles have been connected to this system and complete details of vehicles where they have moved in the last one year would be available in the monitoring Centre.
