Himachal CM launches app for women safety

Dharamshala, October 4, 2017: On Wednesday the Chief Minister Shri Virbhadra Singh launched 'Stree Surkasha Mobile bilingual App' in three districts of Kangra Division namely Kangra, Chamba and Una, to give Women of the state the due respect and honour, they deserve. The Chief Minister while launching this App online from Shimla said that this mobile app would certainly help the women in emergent situations.
The Stree Surakasha Mobile App, a brainchild of Divisional Commissioner Kangra Ms Nandita Gupta, which has been developed for the safety of women. This is available on android platform and can be downloaded from the Google Play Store. The users have to select their residential location and mark their three preferred contacts to be informed in case of emergency. In case of emergency, the panic button is to be pressed.

The police control room of relevant district in Chamba, Una or Kangra will be informed along with the GPS location of the user. Locally, the App will produce an alarm sound and the video recording of situation will be made automatically.
Ms Nandita Gupta said ,” App developed specifically for the women would help them in distress or emergent situations. The objective for developing this mobile app is to help the women by facilitating a 'simple to use interface' of their smart phones. Those women who do not have smart phones can use the 181 Helpline directly.”
Transport Minister Shri G.S. Bali, Industries Minister Shri Mukesh Agnihotri, Urban Development Minister Shri Sudhir Sharma, Additional Chief Secretary Shri Arvind Mehta and other senior officers were also present on the occasion.