Chandigarh, June 19 -- With criminals increasingly managing to strike and escape within minutes, exposing gaps in real-time interception, the Chandigarh administration is doing a citywide overhaul of its response and border surveillance system, including 108 dedicated police control room (PCR) parking bays and 15 permanent check posts at key entry points.

In a communication to the chief engineer, UT Chandigarh, the office of the senior superintendent of police (SSP) stated that PCR vehicles serve as first responders and are required to reach incident spots within three to five minutes, a response benchmark monitored under the Union ministry of home affairs' emergency response support system (ERSS).

To improve this response time, the adm...