VIJAYAWADA: Home minister Mekatothi Sucharita has appealed to girls and women to learn about the Disha mobile phone application and use it for thier safety and protection. She launched a special drive to promote Disha mobile application in an event at Nallapadu High School in Guntur on Friday.
The minister said 15 lakh people so far have downloaded Disha application on their mobiles and are using this. Chief Minister Jaganmohan Reddy had called for the special drive to spread awareness Disha. Some 50,000 persons downloaded this in the past two days.
Sucharita explained that the mobile application sends an alert to the Disha control room when a woman or girl in distress just shook the mobile phone that has the App. The app also provides another way of seeking help by pressing a button on the phone. “In emergency situations, the victim can send an alert to the police by simply shaking the phone,” she said.
The home minister said the personnel at Disha control room will, in turn, alert the police at the nearest point, to enable them rush in with help by using GPS-equipped vehicles. “The application has latest features such as video and audio recordings.”
