In the wake of Covid-19 threat and to better align the systemic response to the newer and bigger challenges to public health and safety, the District Police led by SSP Mr. Kuldeep Singh Chahal, Nodal Officer DSP Amroz Singh and IT Consultant Avinash Sharma have launched “Covid Control” App (Android) using the technological and latest cutting edge innovations.This mobile application has been developed to identify and mark quarantined areas and people by using geo fencing technology. It shall be mandatory for the people under quarantine to download the App on their mobile phones which will make easier for the Health and Police department to track the quarantined users through their mobile phone number location with the help of telecom service providers and geo-fencing them for strict enforcement of quarantine. Any lapse or unauthorised movement is immediately alerted through message to both the administration control room as well as the person concerned.Every quarantined user will fenced within 500 meter radius of his place of quarantine. The Quarantined user would have to upload selfie in every 1 hour and system will update their location when they upload the selfie. The System will match their quarantined location and the location from where they uploaded the selfie.
If any quarantined user breaches the geo fence, he/she will get a warning message and admin will get a buzzer in the control room that user has broken the geo fence. The Police control room will be alerted even in case phone is switched off. Hence, penal action can be taken against the user.The General public soon can login to this application and they will be able to see all “RED ZONES” and quarantined or infected areas live on the app. They will also get the notification if they enter such infected area and alert will be sent in their notification area.A 24 x 7 control room has been set up near the phase 8 police station with a dedicated team to monitor the quarantined persons and bring the violations to the notice of the concerned police station.Also, Whatsapp groups have been formed at Police Station level for immediate redressal of issues incorporating local Saanjh team, police team and representatives of society to raise genuine queries and troubleshoot at the local level. Any issue which is beyond the scope of group will be redressed at the district level. A 24x7 SAS Nagar Police Helpline number (88720-90029,0172-2920074,0172-2270091) has been set up to resolve issues related to the lockdown through direct intervention.