KOCHI: The police control room will soon get a facelift with the authorities deciding to shift it to the Vyttilla Mobility Hub. The advanced control room, that will come up at the hub, will have gadgets, computers with advanced software, a platoon of quick response team and an ambulance. The control room also plans to increase its sectors in the city after moving to the new base. Now it functions on the first floor of the South Police Station and the current building is not enough to contain many modern equipment. “We have so many computers and sophisticated software to monitor the entire city. The current office is not enough for the proper functioning of the control room. That is why the department decided to shift its base to Vyttila Mobility hub. A 5000-square feet building has been allotted by the Mobility Hub authorities for the purpose,” a police official said. Sources said the new control room would have fully-air conditioned office to store sophisticated equipment and high-definition cameras. “The new control room will be very modern keeping in view the law and order of the city in 2020. We will have a quick response team to reach the crime spot within minutes. New vehicles will be provided to the cops. In addition to this, an ambulance unit will also be attached to the control room to act quickly during mishaps. Besides, additional sectors will be allotted to the control room,” a police official said. According to K S Vijayappan, Assistant Commissioner, Control Room, the cops in the control room are being trained by the the Keltron and other agencies to handle law and order issues quickly.“At present, we take around 3-4 minutes to reach the spot. This will be reduced to 1-2 minutes. Once we move to Vyttila Mobility Hub, the control room sector will be increased to 20 from the present 11. The additional sectors will make the control room more efficient and spontaneous,” K S Vijayappan said.
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