Grappling with a manpower shortage and facing new challenges in manning city’s ever growing vehicular traffic, Gurugram Traffic Police got 150 traffic constables. The new recruits have been deployed across the city.
The Gurugram Police recently got 1,000 police personnel after they passed out of police training school at Karnal. These police personnel are being posted at city police stations, traffic wing and other police departments in the city.
“The new recruits have joined the department. With their presence, traffic police will become more effective and their presence will prevent traffic violations across the city. It will certainly help us to manage crime and traffic better. As they are fresher’s we are conducting a traffic rules training session for them” DCP (traffic), Sulochana Gajraj said.
At present, the traffic police have around 400 personnel for the entire city now the total strength of the traffic police will reach at 550.
Currently there are total 4,717 posts sanctioned in Gurugram (from Commissioner of Police to constable) and there were total 2,471 posts vacant including Joint Police Commissioner (1 post) and one Deputy Commissioner of Police (7 posts sanctioned). Now, with the induction of 1,000 new cops, the strength will go up to 5,717.
Director General of police, Haryana (DGP) BS Sandhu had announced in July last year that the state would get 11,000 more police personnel, of which 1,000, including 67 women sub-inspectors, would be deployed in Gurugram only.
A senior police officer said a number of Bachelors of Technology (B.Tech), postgraduates and graduates were among new Haryana Police constables have joined their duties in the millennium city, which will make the force more efficient.
“We have long been struggling staff shortage. The traffic police will work more effectively and overburdened traffic cop will get relief,” the DCP, said.