Out of coverage area in Delhi
3,000 TETRA radios given to the cops "some failed to perform".
Though the authorities
ensured that there were no loopholes in the Commonwealth Games security,
but the high-tech security communication service Terrestrial Trunked
Radio (TETRA) which was put in place in view of the sporting event,
failed to leave any impac
Most of the devices failed
to connect to the network and the Delhi Police has complained about the
uneven coverage. The Rs 100-crore system, which was implemented earlier
this month, barely in time for the Delhi Games, hardly worked due to
network problems leaving the cops no choice but to use their old
wireless devices.
According to the sources, Delhi Police
headquarters have also conveyed the same to the Delhi government.
According to the Delhi government officials, around 8,500 handsets have
already been handed over to the 18 agencies involved, with the
Games-time usage expected to be 9,500 in total.
Various
government agencies such as the Municipal Corporation of Delhi, Delhi
Police, New Delhi Municipal Council and Delhi Transport Corporation
among others were given Tetra sets by the Delhi government to stay
connected. Out of which Delhi police officials were given around 3,ooo
sets.
There were a number of areas where device failed to work
due to poor connectivity. It faced a huge problem at the Games Village,
Chankayapuri, parts of South Delhi, near Yamuna Sports Complex, Karni
Singh Shooting Range, Indira Gandhi Stadium.
Naved Mumtaz, Deputy Commissioner of Police, confirmed that of the 3,000 sets given to the cops "some failed to perform".
Not all bad
TETRA proved crucial in getting the batches of workers from MCD and NDMC work in tandem and finish housekeeping in time at the CWG Village. Senior government officials claim that the team of DANIC officers posted in the Village by Delhi government had extensively used the system to maintain the workflow as well as coordinate the massive clean-up operations.
Source: www.mid-day.com