Telangana government launches travel monitoring service
Hyderabad: Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Tuesday launched India’s first ride-tracking service T-Safe.
With the aim of making travel safe for women, children and other vulnerable groups in Telangana, Travel Safe (T-Safe) will be monitored by the police.
This service is an initiative of the Women Safety Wing of Telangana Police through which unaccompanied female passengers can request the police to monitor their real-time ride information at any time.
Speaking at the launch, Revanth explained that T-Safe was not an app but a service. One does not need a smartphone or application to avail T-Safe service. They can simply dial ‘100’ or ‘112’ and request monitoring by pressing “8” in the IVR option. After dialing, the passenger will get an automatic link to fill his travel details so that the police can monitor his journey.
Users can also download the T-Safe app on phones (currently only on Android) or send tracking requests through the T-Safe page on a browser.
T-Safe expands the role of law enforcement “from emergency response to continuous ride monitoring, ensuring the safety of citizens at every step,” police said.
How does T-Safe service work?
After the user registers for the service, they will be asked to select their destination, vehicle type and vehicle registration number. They can then request to have their travel route monitored. Once the service is launched, the user will get automatic alerts on the app or through call at regular intervals of 15 minutes. The passenger will also be given a secret passcode, which they must update during these alerts, otherwise, the app will trigger a quick police response.
Similarly, if the traveller’s travel route starts deviating from the destination or leaves the state border, the user will get an alert call to check his safety.
In case of an emergency, Travel Safe will send a live tracking link to the police patrol vehicle and help will arrive as soon as possible. “The current fleet of emergency response vehicles includes 791 patrol cars and 1,085 Blue Colts,” Additional Director General, Women Safety Wing, Shikha Goel said in a release.
Goyal said T-Safe will soon be integrated with other applications of cab aggregators.
