Dikhyaa Mohanty 
Police in the Gajapati district of Odisha has taken a major step forward to discourage the practice of eve-teasing. Gajapati SP, Sarah Sharma released an audio CD of the pilot project’s theme song on Thursday at the Adarsh Thana Police Station in Paralakhemundi.
According to the report, Gajapati SP has released an audio CD where the 2010 Odisha cadre IPS Officer is seen recording the soundtrack for the ‘She Team’, an initiative to ensure the safety and security of women and girls in Gajapati and Parlekhamundi districts.
The report further added that the project will be launched on July 28. The IPS officer, a trained classical singer, gave her voice for the theme song, titled ‘Narira Suraksha Paen Karichhi Pana’, which was composed by renowned lyricist Guru Raghunath Patra.
The ‘She Team’ has been modelled after the ‘SHE Teams’, a division of Telangana Police. Sharma stated that It is a mobile patrolling team to patrol areas, where women and girls frequent schools, colleges and coaching institutions in order to prevent eve-teasing and harassment. The team will be moving around and work proactively to deal with the menace women face in public spaces. They will also be circulating a mobile number after the formal launch which women can dial when in distress. We will be available 24*7 to resolve the issue.
She also stated that her main motive behind the initiative is to ensure women feel safe at all times and walk freely as men do. The song has received accolades and appreciation from all sections of society.
