Manohar Lal
Chandigarh, Oct 8, 2018 ( By SK.Vyas)– Haryana Chief Minister, Manohar Lal said that Anti Terrorist Force namely ‘Kavach’ would be constituted to further strengthen the security arrangements in the state.
The Chief Minister was interacting with media persons on the occasion of the release of ‘Vikas Geet’ CD composed by Information, Public Relations and Languages Department, at Gurugram today. Replying to a question, he said that this song would be played during unveiling the statue of Deenbandhu Sir Chhotu Ram by the Prime Minister at Sampla in district Rohtak on October 9. As many as 40 schemes have been chosen to compose this song.
He said that the Kavach would have 150 police personnel who would be provided 14 weeks training by National Security Guard (NSG) located at Manesar. Special recruitment would be done of batch comprising 50 physically fit candidates of Haryana Police. The members of Kavach could be transferred to Haryana Police, he added.
Manohar Lal said that Kavach has been constituted as a precautionary measure to deal with terrorist activities. He said that the headquarters of Kavach would be at Gurugram and it would be headed by an officer of IG or ADGP rank.
He said that Women Police Stations have been opened at District and Sub Division headquarters, and ‘Durga Vahini Force’ has been constituted to strengthen women safety in the state. Apart from this, the Special Task Force has been constituted to deal with people indulged in criminal activities.
The Chief Minister said that the Kherki Daula toll plaza would be shifted to Panchgaon by March 2019. Thereafter, the traffic movement between Gurugram and Manesar would be smoother.
Others present on this occasion included Public Works (Building and Roads) Minister, Rao Narbir Singh, MLAs namely Tejpal Tanwar and Bimla Chaudhary, Chairman, Haryana Dairy Development Cooperative Federation Limited, G.L. Sharma, Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Rajesh Khullar and other dignitaries.