A YEAR AFTER 26/11
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A year on, Mumbai Police say no more mistakes
Published on Thu, Nov 26, 2009 at 02:43, Updated on Thu, Nov 26, 2009 at 04:01 in India section
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One year after Mumbai terror attacks, Mumbai Police promise a better security system. Mumbai Police Commissioner D Sivanandan while talking to CNN-IBN said that the Mumbai Police is better prepared to handle a 26/11-like situation. He also promised to look into the welfare of police personnel and to guard the city against terrorists.
Here is an excerpt of the interview -
CNN-IBN: A year after the worst terror attacks that India and perhaps the world saw, have things really changed in the way we police our cities?
D Sivanandan: The confidence level of the police has increased substantially. I also think that the confidence level of the public has also increased in this one year. Besides that we have also substantially increased the number of support mechanisms, for example we have got one standard operating procedure return and we have rehearsed it many times and we have also got three-tier system of security, one is the Quick Reaction Teams (QRT) which are about thousand in numbers and are distributed at five different places during day and night.
They are trained continuously are alert all the time. They have been given bullet proof jackets, bullet proof helmets and state of the art American weaponry, MP5, MP9 etc.
CNN-IBN: God forbid there is another attack of this nature, what would be the critical change in the response of the Mumbai Police?
D Sivanandan: This time it will be a very well calibrated, well trained movement. People would not go unguided. There is guided mission mentioned in the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) as to who will be where and who will do what job. In case any multiple attacks take place, all the forces will not be running here and there.
For that matter, five regional controls are working all the time. Hundred men work during the day and 100 during night. People are allocated their regions and jobs and Additional Police Commissioners and DCPs will be there. This all has been mentioned in the SOPs and rehearsals have taken place multiple times in the multiplexes and various other places.
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