Taking cognisance of the health of police personnel in regards with the increasing pollution in Dehradun, office of Dehradun Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) has ordered 200 masks for traffic police force. The masks are for the force permanently deployed in traffic duty.
Superintendent of Police (traffic), Prakash Chandra Arya, said that it became increasingly important for the traffic force to have these masks, especially the police personnel deployed at the busiest junctions of the city area such as Tehsil Chowk, Clock Tower and Dilaram Chowk.
It is pertinent to mention here that the district officials have been taking steps to encourage the alertness of traffic duties in the district. The tea and biscuit distribution is also among one of the practices that have been initiated by the SSP office, to ensure the force conducts duty with maximum alertness and in good health.