chhatrapati sambhajinagar aurangabad has become one of the few districts in the state where the village security system gramsuraksha yantrana has been successfully implemented and has connected over 500 of the 800odd gram panchayatsthe aurangabad rural police have been instrumental in the implementation of the system which the villagers use to raise alerts about a variety of issues like crimes arrival of pds foodgrain flooding lightning fire and even law and order situationsaccording to authorities the systems design permits any registered person to make a call on the tollfree number after the call is made it is monitored by trained personnel in a command centre and depending on the gravity of the issue and the area it is related to simultaneous phone calls are made to the registered numbers including those of the sarpanch gram panchayat members police patils and policemen of the area the callers message is then relayed to them officials said that the gramsuraksha yantrana recognises the unique challenges faced in rural areas especially the lack of timely and adequate access to assistance and emergency services furthermore officials said the system facilitates communication and connectivity within the village by integrating mobile and wireless technologies senior police officers who are convinced of the benefits of the system intend to integrate the remaining gram panchayats by the end of next month according to the officers the centralised monitoring of calls enables effective coordination between security forces local authorities and the community ensuring a communitydriven approach to any given challengeit is a comprehensive system that leverages technology to empower villages with advanced surveillance and alert mechanisms so far about five lakh people from our jurisdiction have registered themselves due to which they are successfully raising as well as receiving alerts and announcements superintendent of police maneesh kalwaniya told toi and added that the system is being used to ensure participation of villagers in nakabandis and other awareness drivesassistant superintendent of police mahak swamy who currently heads the vaijapur division said that gramsuraksha yantrana incorporates communitydriven participation it encourages active participation from villagers the engagement fosters a sense of ownership and collective responsibility he added