NEW DELHI, Jan 24 : The Government of India continues to pay the closest attention to the security situation and to terrorist threats emanating from different organisations. Intelligence is gathered and shared on a 24x7 basis with all agencies of the Central government and the state governments, the ministry of home affairs has said.
Following the conference of chief ministers on January 6, 2009, the state governments have upgraded their intelligence gathering machinery. They have also undertaken a number of measures to prevent and counter terrorist threats.
Nevertheless, there are a number of terrorist, extremist and insurgent groups which continue to pose a serious threat to the security of the country. The period before and after the Republic Day is an especially vulnerable period. Government of India has sensitised the state governments and has asked them to remain at the highest level of alertness.
The Union home ministry has sought the cooperation of the people in preventing and countering terrorist threats and appealed to the people to report suspicious activities and movement of suspicious persons in their neighbourhood to the local police. This can be done by calling the police control room at the district/city level or, where the service is available, by calling the toll free number 1090.
The security forces will be able to discharge their duties more effectively if they have the fullest cooperation of the people, it said.
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