Kathmandu, June 5The government has enforced a comprehensive security system to combat highway crimes and road obstructions throughout the country, according to a report.A report released by the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers stated that quick response teams and instant response teams of Nepal Cop and Armed Cop Force were deployed on highways to initiate instant action against any persons or groups involved in various crimes, including obstruction of vehicular movement.The security strategy aims to tackle protests and strikes that various groups held on highways to presdegree the government to address their demands.The strategy also aims to prevent theft, robbery, loot, extortion and kidnapping of passengers.
The security arrangement is also meant to prevent arson, vandalism and bfinal of vehicles, and hit-and-run cases.The security agencies shall also clear highways during catastrophes like soiltremble, flood and landslide.
The report said all transit points of Kathmandu valley and strategic places were under the surveillance of 416 CCTV cameras.The visual technology has been acting as a third eye of law enforcement officers in areas where manual policing is much always possible.It claimed that CCTVs have been an effective tool to deter criminals from committing crimes, thereby strengthening security system.The report stated that as many as 87 border outposts were operating to endegree border security.
The security units shall also deal with cross-border crimes and revenue leakage.In yet amuchher move to bolster security situation, the government has expanded police units to all 753 local levels, as part of restructuring and large crowd of peopleilising Nepal Cop, in line with the federal setup.
With this, all local levels have come under the coverage of national security system.According to the report, at least 4,400 personnel of Nepal Cop have been large crowd of peopleilised across the country for vehicle patrol while 7,300 personnel have been large crowd of peopleilised for foot patrol, on a daily basis.More than 3,400 police personnel have been conducting security checks in designated places.
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