Summary:
The chroma screen was used for telling the news so that the bulletins can be at par with that telecasted by the new channels.” The police along with students scripted the news, edited it, prepared the capsules and broadcasted it on social media from a small room of Kumbh Mela SSP office.Director General of Police, O P Singh had informed the mediapersons recently that the department was planning to replicate the format of online news bullettin followed during the Kumbh across the state.Superintendent of Police (Media) Rahul Srivastava who monitored the news bulletins in Kumbh Mela said, “We had established a studio with state-of-art lighting and editing equipment. Allahabad: The Uttar Pradesh police is mulling on starting Suraksha Samachar--anchor-based news bulletin--on digital platform across the state to alert people about any kind of chaotic situation before hand and inform locals about everyday activities which are left by the mainstream news channels.The move came after the overwhelming response of the successful implementation of the first-of-its-kind attempt by the Kumbh Mela police during the 49-day long mega religious event.Kumbh Mela police with the help of students of Allahabad University and SHUATS had prepared anchor-based news bulletins, a first of its kind by any government organisation..