Ananta Kavach App Launched For Smooth Elections In Anantapur District
It will provide live locations of police personnel deployed for election duties: Reports
ANANTAPUR: Anantapur superintendent of police P. Jagadeesh on Friday launched the “Ananta Kavach,” a mobile app that will strengthen security during the ongoing local body elections. The app will provide information on all polling stations in the district and the police to ensure smooth conduct of the elections.
The app will alert police personnel deployed on election about any untoward incidents in real time. This will enable mobile parties and special forces to reach the troubled areas within minutes.
After launching the new application at the District Police Office, the SP briefed police personnel on the usage of the app. Locations of CCTV cameras in the district and details of around 1,500 police personnel deployed on election duties will be available on the Ananta Kavach app.
“Live locations of mobile parties deployed at various locations will be continuously available at the Command Control Centre. Anyone in the field or at the control centre will be able to initiate any issue directly through the app,” Jagadeesh underlined.
In case of any law-and-order problem or emergency situation anywhere, alerts will reach the three mobile parties nearest to the location. This will enable police parties to respond immediately to a situation and bring it under control.
The SP informed the police staff that those on continuous election du