Army authorities of Western Command, Chandimandir are giving specialised training to the IRB police personnel from July 1.
This army attachment of police personnel comprises a batch of 30 officials who are undergoing intensive indoor and outdoor training of one month duration at Chandimandir. During this period the police personnel would be given training in fields of Urban Intervention, Handling improvised Explosive Device (IED’s), Weapon Handling, Battle Obstacles, Building Intervention etc. The physical training comprises physical endurance and conditioning including unarmed combat to make them fit enough to handle any difficult situation. They shall also be trained in nuclear, chemical and biological warfare (theory). Besides that 20 police personnel would also be trained in Bomb disposal.
A total of 180 police personnel would be trained in six months in this specialised training with army authorities which will equip them to deal with different situations like terrorist’s attacks, natural calamities, hostage like situations and other such situations which the police personnel confront during the course of their duties. This training will thus, professionally enrich IRB personnel which are go a long way in improving their performance in difficult situations.