Prakasam ‘Para Police’ get a pat from DGP, SEC
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3,459 members roped in from govt. departments were assigned duties during panchayat elections
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Prakasam SP Siddharth Kaushal with a Para Police team at a polling station near Ongole in Prakasam district.
3,459 members roped in from govt. departments were assigned duties during panchayat elections
The ‘Para Police’ system introduced by the Prakasam administration to ensure smooth conduct of the 4-phase panchayat elections in the district has won appreciations from State Election Commissioner N. Ramesh Kumar and Director General of Police D. Gautam Sawang. As many as 3,459 people were roped in from various government departments and wings, and the Para Police wing was formed ahead of the elections. The ‘Para Police’ teams were assigned various duties at polling stations across the district. In total, 1,024 grama mahila samrakshana karyadarsis, 577 welfare education assistants, 836 village surveyors and 740 engineering assistants were pressed into service, a release by the Police Department said.