Mumbai: Maharashtra C M Prithviraj Chavan made a telling revelation soon after the Mumbai serial blasts: he couldn't contact his chief of police for 20 minutes soon after the incident.
Ten days after the blasts, Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan and Home Minister R R Patil visited to Police Control Room. The situation of the control room has not improved much since then.
THE MAJOR PROBLEMS MUMBAI POLICE ARE FACING.
The control room has been weakened by vacancies.
It still uses wireless systems installed 12 years ago, whose warranty has expired in 2009.
The systems are so old that only one company is able to provide spare parts and repairs.
It has lack of wireless devices, to reach its force across the city. There are no spares to meet an emergency.
