Amaravati, June 24 Following the shocking gang-rape of a woman on the banks of Krishna river recently, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy called for a door to door campaign to ensure all women download Disha app, a women's safety app.
"Going door to door to ensure the app is downloaded by all women and to create awareness on the app through volunteers and women police in village and ward secretariats," emphasized Reddy on Wednesday in a high-level review on women's safety in the state.
He called for training volunteers and women police on awareness campaigns who should go on to explain how the app will be useful in dangerous situations.
Reddy said the initiative should be taken as a drive, including educating students in colleges and institutions on the utility of the app.
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Similarly, he directed officials to equip all police stations with the required number of patrolling vehicles.
Home Minister Mekathoti Sucharita, Director General of Police (DGP) Gautam Sawang, intelligence chief K.V. Rajendranath Reddy and other officials attended the meeting.
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