In order to reduce road accidents and effectively implement Motor Vehicle Act on the highway, State police has decided to deploy 10 police teams consisting of sub-inspector or inspector along with constables.
As a pilot project, these teams will be deployed on highways in Dehradun and later such teams will be deployed in other districts of the State, said Uttarakhand Director General of Police BS Sidhu on Wednesday. He said that a total of 30 constables and 30 sub-inspectors/inspectors will be selected and along with necessary equipments, they will be deployed for patrolling on the highway.
In the first phase of selection process, around 70 constables appeared in the interview held in Police Headquarter on Wednesday.
State Inspector General of police (IG) Ram Singh Meena said that constables and inspectors are to be selected on basis of physical fitness, courage on duty, common sense about handling the adverse situations, knowledge about Motor Vehicle Act and other factors. The selected constables will undergo training process before being deployed for patrolling on the highway, IG Meena said.