Mysuru: The city police is planning to rope in new police beat committee members as part of its efforts to educate the public of Covid-appropriate behaviour.
Following state government’s direction to the police department to focus on educating the public about Covid-appropriate behaviour instead of just penalising them, cops are chalking out strategies to reach out to large numbers of people under each police station limits.
As part of the plan, the department is looking for Covid volunteers or
warden to bring in Covid discipline among the public, especially during the festival season, on the lines of traffic wardens — citizen volunteers who assist traffic cops in managing traffic at various intersections during peak hours. The volunteers in respective beat areas will help enforce Covid protocols during large public gatherings for festivals or other events.
The department has set a target of reaching out to a minimum of 1,000 people in each police station jurisdiction every day and to prepare Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) during every festival season in respective areas where large public gatherings are expected.
Speaking to TOI, police commissioner Chandragupta said, “We have plans to rope in beat committee members to reach out to a large number of people so as to create awareness about Covid-appropriate behaviour. It needn’t be a police officer who creates awareness, citizen too can volunteer by joining hands with the cops on this score.”