Era of globalisation sharing info is more important

DAINIK NATION BUREAU

Uttarakhand Chief Minister, Trivendra Singh Rawat said that crime rate has been increasing in the era of globalization. Sharing information has become easy with the advancement of information technology. There is greater need for greater coordination amongst police departments of different states to check crimes. He expressed these views after inaugurating the 4th North Region coordination committee conference of police officers held at police officers’ mess Kishanpur, Dehradun on Saturday. Out of eight participating states in the conference, five states share international boundaries. The conference is important and sensitive for us.

He expressed hope that policemen, vigilance, intelligence personnel from different states would share their experience in the conference. Discussions on how to improve coordination and check crime would take place during the conference.  The need for discipline in the security forces and called for better synchronization for internal security issues. .

The CM Rawat said that police should solve problem tactfully, considering social diversity and by upholding the police systems and conventions. Permission and cooperation is needed for management of international borders from Union Government, hence we should focus on coordination, better communication and harmonization. He spoke on the need of upgradation and training in vigilance and intelligence departments.

Principal Secretary for Home, Uttarakhand  Anand Vardhan said that the conference of North Regional Coordination Committee, will give an opportunity to senior officials of police and security forces to exchange ideas and experiences. In the present circumstances, various issues and their solutions will be discussed and mutual understanding will also increase. Cyber crime has risen due to  increased influence of Internet, communication and social media. He expressed hope that the officers will share their experiences on these topics to check crime.

Uttarakhand DGP Anil Kumar Raturi said that in the present period of globalization and communication revolution, the states are facing many challenges which includes all types of external and internal security problems of inter-state, national and international level.

The states’ resources are limited to meet such challenges and the state’s police system have to adapt accordingly to face them.  He stressed on the need for coordinated efforts and strengthening of the intelligence network to deal with day-to-day information sharing to meet the challenge  of checking crime. He said that this kind of inter-state conference also provides far-reaching results in the direction of solutions and  course corrections.

Special DGP BSF- SS  Deswal, Special Director General of Police Jammu and Kashmir- VK Singh, ADGP Meerut Zone Uttar Pradesh- Prashant Kumar, ADGP Haryana-Alok Kumar, ADGP Law and Order,Uttarakhand  Ashok Kumar, ADGP Crime and Law and Order Himachal Pradesh, Anurag Garg, ADGP (Intelligence & Security) Uttarakhand, V Vinay Kumar, ADGP Administration Uttarakhand, Ram Singh Meena, Commandant NDRF,  Ravi Kumar, Joint Director NCRB, Sanjay Mathur, along with officials of Punjab, Delhi, Chandigarh, NSG, CBI, CISF, CRPF, SSB, ITBP, NCRB, NIA, Intelligence were present during the conference.