The SMS-based Vehicle Monitoring System of Nagaland police has bagged the National Award for Smart Policing instituted by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI).
The award for the Best Practice in the category of Road Safety and Traffic Management was presented to Nagaland Police by Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Haribhai Parathibhai Chaudhary at a function in New Delhi, a police release said.
The SMS-based Vehicle Monitoring System was conceived by Nagaland Police Department and executed by Ben Imchen, a post-graduate from IIT Delhi. The project was launched in April last year and has resulted in substantial reduction in theft of four-wheelers across the state while several vehicles have been recovered using the application.
It provides an easy platform for policemen and citizens to report vehicle theft and alert the various field formations of police across the state by sending one SMS.