HYDERABAD: Panjagutta police have started a pilot project for patrolling the streets on bicycles. The initiative was launched on Monday at Somajiguda, covering the narrow streets around Yashoda Hospital, as part of visible policing measures. It will soon be extended to BS Makhta, MS Makhta and Yellareddyguda.The street bicycle patrolling has a motto to reach every corner, at a slower pace to ensure the visibility of a patrolling team cop in crowded narrow lanes for a longer duration. Panjagutta inspector S Ravindar said this form of patrolling ensures that police are visible on streets and are readily approachable for people.“Constable on street bicycle patrolling duty can move easil y through crowded narrow lanes. The process costs less compared to patrolling on a bike and is pollution free,” the inspector told TOI.The duties of the bicycle patrolling teams are crime scene protection, surveillance, collection of intelligence, community policing, providing assistance to investigating officer, coordination with the blue colt and patrolling vehicles, inspection of repeat offenders and installation of Neenusaitham cameras (community CCTV cameras).“Currently this is being tested as a pilot project. After looking at results we will decide on future course of action,” additional commissioner (Law and Order), Hyderabad, D S Chauhan said.

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