L-G calls for special drive to illuminate Delhi’s dark spots

Lieutenant-Governor (L-G) VK Saxena directed officials to identify 500 women in the Capital who would be interested in taking up driving of public transport vehicles, Raj Niwas officials said on Friday.

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Saxena chaired the 19th meeting of the Task Force on Women Safety and issued specific instructions.

He called for an immediate 15-day special drive in all departments and offices of the Delhi Government to identify the available dark spots, and fix it within a fortnight, an official said.

“Considering such sites as the most vulnerable spots, the L-G asked for ‘before and after’ pictures of this campaign to be sent to the L-G Secretariat so that it can be monitored,” the official said.

The Delhi Police was also asked to do a fresh audit of dark spots in the city, especially near bus stops, he added.

The transport department said so far there are 660 women drivers of three-wheeler autos, 96 women drivers of DTC buses and 1,100 bus conductors.

During the meeting, Saxena was informed that an audit by Safetipin had identified 1,406 dark spots that needed to be illuminated, to which the MCD commissioner said of these, 1,158 dark spots have been lit up.

The L-G directed the MCD commissioner to complete the work within the next one month.

The transport department also informed that panic buttons in 1,121 buses have already been installed but it needs to be integrated with emergency call number 112, the official said.