How we handle VVIP movement, and why we publish it now
The new VVIP movement protocol is shorter, faster to publish, and — most importantly — public.
VVIP movement happens. We can't always avoid it. We can — and now do — make sure citizens know about it before it affects them.
From this month, every planned VVIP movement is published as an alert on ShillongOne at the time the movement is approved by the Commissioner's office, which is typically 30–90 minutes before the movement begins. The alert includes the corridor affected, the time window, and the recommended diversion.
Unplanned movement still happens — we can't always pre-publish. But we now post within five minutes of the movement starting, with the same information.
This is a small thing. But citizens deserve to know whether the diversion they hit is a VVIP movement, an accident, or a planned closure. The honest answer makes the city feel less arbitrary.
— Dr. Aibanshngain Kharkongor