Chennai, May 8 (UNI) Newly appointed Greater Chennai City
Police Commissioner Shankar Jiwal today said a Standard
Operating Procedure (SOP) for police personnel would soon
be launched to reduce the mortatlity rate on the lines of the
one introduced in the Armed police.
Talking to reporters after assuming charge from outgoing
Commissioner Mahesh Kumar Aggarwal, Mr Jiwal said only
with the cooperation of the public, the lockdown will be
implemented in an effective manner to prevent spread of
the COVID virus and break the transmission chain.
Stating that necessary measures will be taken to enforce
the lockdown and to maintain law and order in the city,
The 1990 batch IPS officer said “Only with the cooperation
of the public the lockdown can be effectively implemented.
'It will help to postpone medical emergencies and will curb
the spread of virus', he said.
The state government has given elaborate guidelines for
implementing the lockdown. "We will ensure that all the
guidelines are followed", he added.
Pointing out that unfortunately, some of policemen have
also lost their lives due to COVID-19, Mr Jiwal said 'soon
we will have a SOP for policemen who are vulnerable to
the virus."
'After an SOP was introduced in the Armed Police, no
casualty has been reported. A similar SOP will be
successfully implemented for the city police', he said.
Under this initiative, if anyone in the police force has any
symptoms, he will be tested and quarantined immediately
and necessary medical assistance will be given.
'Our officers will interact with them daily and monitor their
health. We hope to see an improvement soon,” he said.
On the law and order front, Mr Jiwal said all steps will be
taken to curb the menace of rowdyism, katta panchayat,
ganja sales and black-marketing of drugs, which are
classified as organised crimes.
'We will do proactive policing and strengthen intelligence.
The police will be proactive to curb black-marketing of
life-saving drugs," Mr Jiwal said.
Prior to assuming charge as Chennai City Police chief, he
was serving as ADGP, Armed Police, Chennai, and headed
the Special Task Force (STF), which is headquartered at
Sathyamangalam in Erode district for the past six years.
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