Delhi LG Taranjit Singh Sandhu Orders Major Women’s Safety Overhaul Around DU Colleges With CCTV, Patrolling, Pink Booths And Safety App
New Delhi: Delhi Lieutenant Governor Taranjit Singh Sandhu on Wednesday held a meeting with principals of Delhi University women's colleges and directed agencies to ensure women's safety by strengthening street lighting, CCTV coverage and police patrolling around colleges. Chaired a meeting with Principals of key DU Women’s Colleges, the VC, @DelhiPolice and civic agencies to strengthen student…
Delhi Lieutenant Governor Taranjit Singh Sandhu convened a meeting with Delhi University women's college principals on September 30, 2026, to address major women's safety concerns around DU colleges. Sandhu directed the agencies to enhance street lighting, CCTV coverage, police patrolling, mobility safety, and establish an emergency response system.
He also appointed a dedicated nodal police officer at each college for regular coordination on safety issues like eve-teasing and obscene flashing. A safety audit of areas around educational institutions was ordered, and stationary buses obstructing safe routes were to be removed. Sandhu instructed the preparation of a student safety application with emergency alerts, GPS-based location sharing, and real-time reporting.
A women's safety committee was set up for north and south campus colleges of DU. Key issues raised by college principals included e-rickshaw menace, lack of safe last-mile connectivity, unregulated vending, dark spots, unsafe parks, public toilets, obscene flashing, and the need for more pink booths and police patrolling. Sandhu emphasized accountability and non-negotiable student safety following a 17-year-old girl's gang rape near Kalkaji.
Measures included repairing street lights, installing high mast lights, clearing encroachments, and regulating e-rickshaws.
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