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IT hubs to be high security zones

The Cyberabad police have initiated plans to convert Madhapur and Gachibowli areas, hubs of software development companies of the State, into high security zones to check any kind of subversive activities. As a first step in that direction, the Cyberabad Police Commissioner, M. Mahendar Reddy, held a series of meetings with the managements of software firms. About 1,000 software firms, including several global players, have their offices at Madhapur and Gachibowli.

According to sources, a check-post or a help desk is being planned at every 300 metres in the areas, each of which would be manned round the clock jointly by the police and private security agencies. Besides having modern communication facilities, the check-posts will have drop gates. There is also a plan to introduce electronic barricading to ensure that all roads are closed at the press of a button.

Sources say that the software firms have been asked to bear the expenses of employing private security and the necessary gadgets. The Cyberabad Commissioner said officials of various departments like Andhra Pradesh Industrial Infrastructure Corporation, Municipal Corporation of Hyderabad, APTransco and Transport department were part of the meetings. So far, six such meetings have been convened, wherein issues like road widening, parking lots/junctions and having private security figured. However, the Cyberabad Police Commissioner clarified that there was no immediate threat to the software installations.
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