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08-April-2020 Current Affairs

Chhattisgarh Police developed 'Rakhsa-Sarv' mobile app to track the quarantined people

Chhattisgarh Police developed 'Rakhsa-Sarv' mobile app to track the quarantined people

  • The Chhattisgarh Police of Janjgir-Champa district has developed the 'Rakhsa-Sarv' mobile application. Its objective is to track the quarantined people through Google Maps. The app is created by the Noida-based software company Mobcoder.
  • Highlights,
    - It will contain details of the home-quarantined people are being fed in the app’s dashboard. The quarantined person will have to upload a selfie in the app every hour which will specify his/her location.
    - Around 6,200 people are kept under home quarantine in the Janjgir-Champa district of Chhattisgarh state.
  • Similarly, Mohali Police in Punjab state has also developed the app named 'COVID Control' to track the home quarantined people to ensure quarantine protocols are being followed properly.
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Noted journalist Brahm Kanchibotla dies due to COVID-19

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