Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Thursday flagged off 61 new vehicles for highway patrolling and prevention of human trafficking at a brief programme held here. The vehicles will help police take prompt action.
According to the Home Department, these include 15 vehicles dedicated for highway patrolling, 24 vehicles for anti-human trafficking unit and 22 vehicles for maintaining law and order.
Under the highway patrol system, 15 new Ertiga vehicles have been made available to ensure safety on highways, smooth traffic movement and to provide immediate relief and assistance in case of road accidents.
These vehicles will operate in Balodabazar-Bhatapara, Gariyaband, Kabirdham, Bilaspur, Korba, Janjgir-Champa, Raigarh, Surguja and Bastar (Jagdalpur).
The well-equipped highway vehicles are stationed at predetermined places and patrol in predetermined road segments of the national highway.
Earlier, a total of 30 highway patrol vehicles operated in Raipur, Durg, Mahasamund, Rajnandgaon, Balodabazar, Dhamtari, Balod, Bemetara, Korea, Jashpur, Surajpur, Balrampur, Kanker and Kondagaon districts.