The UP Police have conceptualized a mobile application Nirbhaya@Noida: Be fearless! for the safety of women in Noida.
Before downloading the app from the UP police website, a user will have to provide her home address and up to five emergency contact numbers and register her mobile number. The database will be integrated with the Noida police control room.
On sending an SOS, the user’s location will be traced with the help of data of GPS location data, mobile tower and location area code.
A notification will be dispatched to Noida SSP and local circle officer for proper monitoring of response time. Alerts will be sent out to cops every few minutes or if the location of the distressed caller changes by 300 metres.
The application has been named after the paramedical student whose gang-rape in Delhi provoked national outrage and started a public movement for stronger laws to shield women.
The application seems to be a good idea but let’s wait and watch how successfully will be this application be.
