LAHORE: Punjab Safe Cities Authority Wednesday issued law and order statistics along with Punjab Police Integrated Command, Control and Communication Center’s (PPIC3) performance review for the month of March 2019.
Authority’s Operations Monitoring Center secured more than 76,366 observations that warranted interception of more than 260 suspicious persons by PRU and Dolphin Squad and a thorough probing of 4,723 suspicious vehicles. A total of 6,654 vehicles and motorcycles were spotted and intercepted for having no or non-standard number plates and action was taken duly by the ground units thereof. The OMC employs state-of- the-art CCTV surveillance operations through the geostrategic grid of cameras within the metropolis. More than 211 rallies and protests were monitored and security measures were ensured. The 15 Emergency Helpline received 336,034 calls, out of which, 245,564 calls were considered hoaxes and approximately 41,529 calls, with genuine concerns, the Dispatch Control Center (DCC) generated cases for further action, 66,114 of the calls received sought for information, consultancy, traffic management or CTP help.
The Media Monitoring Center continued its campaign regarding road safety, E-challaning and efficient use of 15 emergency helpline on official twitter account PSCAsafecities and official Facebook account Punjabsafecities.
PPIC3 center served electronic data evidence acquisition requests initiated by Punjab Police and other LEAs by releasing data pertaining to more than 260 heinous crime cases in addition to showing playback footage to investigation officers in 600 instances. PSCA extended its services in 1,617 cases pertaining to rescue and 1,746 cases pertaining to traffic queries and emergency calls. The PSCA Public Safety app also set its mark high this month thereby contributing to the recovery of nine missing persons, 1 car, 114 motorcycles and 7 auto-rickshaws through its Lost & Found Center. The Dispatch Control Center supported citizens in 66,114 cases through ground teams.
PSCA is diligently playing its part in enhancing road sense by displaying directives and situational messages on its Variable Messaging Service (VMS) displayed on LCDs across all major roads of the metropolis along with speed limit boards.
PSCA has initiated a crackdown in coordination with Punjab Police and CTP on illegal and NCP vehicles or those with fake number plates. PSCA is determined to extend its services and cooperation with LEAs, and all others in need, whenever required. Citizens are requested to contact 15 helpline in case of any emergency or to report an illegal activity in the city.