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CM Sukhu flags off 66 patrol vehicles for 10 districts
Purchased at Rs 18.42 crore, these include 35 electric vehicles, 14 interceptor vehicles, 10 wrecker vehicles and 7 WD diesel vehicles.
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, during the review meeting (ANI)
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu Tuesday flagged off 66 police patrolling vehicles at Chaura Maidan in Shimla. The vehicles are being deployed at various police stations in Shimla, Mandi, Kangra, Hamirpur, Una, Bilaspur, Kullu, Sirmaur, Solan and Chamba.
Purchased at Rs 18.42 crore, these include 35 electric vehicles, 14 interceptor vehicles, 10 wrecker vehicles and 7 WD diesel vehicles.
The CM said that numerous road safety improvements were being made in the state under the Himachal Pradesh State Road Transformation Project. Approximately Rs 60 crore were being spent to purchase 3,373 road safety enforcement devices for the police department under the project which would be distributed in 10 districts to further strengthen the road safety.
“The government will soon establish a state-of-the-art road safety control and command center in Hamirpur at Rs 30 crore as part of the integrated road safety enforcement system, which would be connected to modern cameras being installed across the state. About 1,200 constables have been recruited in the police department and after eight years, the state government is conducting the B-1 test for police promotions. The department is doing commendable work to curb the drug menace across the state and is launching a major campaign against it,” he said.
The police department would use this system for e-challans, traffic monitoring and ensuring discipline and safety on the roads.
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