Cyberabad police launch FRCC

45 police officers will work round-the-clock

Hyderabad: In an attempt to monitor all the five zones, traffic branch, 'Dial 100' and to ensure quick response in their jurisdiction from security point of view, the Cyberabad police on Wednesday launched the First Responder Command Centre (FRCC).

The Cyberabad police have gone a step further in institutionalising the First Responder System (FRS) by creating an FRCC in the Commissioner's office. “Three Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACPs) would be in-charge of this FRCC and would be working in three shifts from the Cyberabad main control room in the CP office. A total of 45 police officers and staff would work round-the-clock in the FRCC to monitor all five zones, traffic and Dial 100 and the First Responder vehicles,” Cyberabad Commissoner of Police C V Anand said adding that Night Divisional Round Officers (NDRO) would report to duty at 1.30 am and work till 6 am. The FRCC will prepare job charts on monthly basis for the patrols, Blue Colts (BC) and interceptors. It will also ensure that job charts were followed by organising decoys and surprise checks apart from ensuring quick response to patrol cars and BC within 10 minutes. It will also monitor functioning of control rooms at night and to coordinate with DCPs, ACPs, SHOs and DIs. The Commissioner explained about the new steps to be followed by the staff working in patrol, BC and interceptors which included compulsory wearing of blue jacket, complete ban on personal cell phones while on duty (only government cell phones allowed) and ban on reading newspapers/magazines on duty. About 25 to 30 emergency calls are being responded to which are received by Dial 100 and control rooms. There has been 30 per cent drop in offences in the last two months.