Nagaland CM Neiphiu Rio releases Project Sahyog booklet during the celebration of 60th statehood day in Kohima on December 1. (Morung Photo)
Our Correspondent
Kohima | December 1
Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio launched Mobile Application for Project Sahyog of Nagaland Police during the celebration of 60th statehood day in Kohima on December 1.
Project Sahyog through the joint partnership between Nagaland Police and CIHSR Referral Hospital is envisioned and conceptualized to aid and assist Indian Reserve personnel and their dependants for ease of living by ensuring logistics and medical support and facilitates to enable them in shouldering family responsibilities while on active duty outside the comforts of their home.
Project Sahyog is a first-of-its-kind initiative in the Police Department aimed to provide access to better medical services to the families and children of Nagaland Police by entering into a partnership with health care providers.
The Project is being implemented in a phased manner. The pilot phase, while targeting the NAP (India Reserve) Bn rank and file residing in Chümoukedima and Dimapur, envisions to particularly ease accessibility of Nagaland Police personnel and their families to various facilities on a single online platform through SAHYOG App.
Apart from the medical provision, integration of canteen, transport facilities and income augmentation avenues for the spouses are also being envisaged, according to T. John Longkumer, Director General of Police, Nagaland.
SAHYOG is a unique and remarkable effort to make a difference in the daily lives of the Police personnel and their families and a pioneering initiative to provide seamless access to facilities made available through the Department.
The Project Sahyog will be subsequently implemented to cover District Executive Forces (DEF), Nagaland Armed Police (NAP) Bns, PHQ, INT, NPTO and other Units of Nagaland Police Department.
Brief Introduction
The state of Nagaland has Seven NAP (India Reserve) Battalions with an approximate strength of 6657 officers, men and women. The IR Coys are deployed, both in urban and remote areas for maintenance of law and order and internal security of the state.
Despite various facilities being available at Battalion HQs, the families are found short of availing them since majority of them reside at Chümoukedima and Dimapur for comparative ease of living, especially in the terms of educational and medical facilities.
The NAP (IR) Units being a mobile force, is always on call for law and order and internal security related duties. The IR Bn are also deployed in various parts of the country for LWEI Anti-Naxal Operations and other election related duties. The nature of duties therefore heightens the responsibilities to handle family related matters. The need to strike a balance between one's commitment to government bonafide duties and the responsibility to provide for the family becomes paramount.
A study conducted found that a total of 2934 families reside in Chümoukedima and Dimapur with an average of five members per household which translates to an approximate 14, 670 members in the IR Bn. families.
“Therefore, a need was felt to devise a mechanism whereby, unhindered facilities including medical services, can be accessed by these families in times of need,” the booklet stated.
The all-female15 NAP (IR) Mahila Bn. also present a different challenge in health care in the form of making basic pre-natal, neo-natal health care and obstetrics and gynaecological facilities available for them, the booklet added.
Nagaland Police SOG vehicles launched
Chief Minister of Nagaland, Neiphiu Rio also flagged off the Nagaland Police Special Operations Group (SOG) vehicles.
As per a DIPR report, following the withdrawal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) from 15 Police Stations Areas in the State, Nagaland Police had to take the responsibility of not only preventing of crimes, maintenance of law and order, internal security of the State but also Counter Insurgency Operations. In this regard, two battalions of Nagaland Armed Police (IR) have been identified as the Special Operations Group (SOG) for CI Ops in the State. To operate in any part of the State and to ensure mobility and intrepidness, procurement of various operational field level vehicles for the SOG and 44 vehicles have been procured by Nagaland Police.
Nagaland Police first mob control truck, designed by PHQ MT was also launched on the occasion. This vehicle is equipped with hydraulic barricades, injectors to spray identification colours in 180-degree arc and has other inbuilt systems for effective crowd control. It is also equipped with bulletproof windshield and windows for added protection of the security personnel manning the truck.
The vehicle can be adapted to function as a Quick Response Team and can carry a section of armed jawans. With the hydraulic barricade fully extended, the vehicle can also be quickly deployed as an effective barricade spanning about 25 feet during emergencies.
