To ensure Delhi like security for lucknow Metro, a high level team led by Additional director general of Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) would soon visit national capital to study the steps taken there for safety of Metro passengers. For the chief minister Akhilesh Yadav’s another ambitious lucknow-Agra Expressway project, a high security patrolling arrangement would be made for safety of the commuters.
An official communiqué of the Home Department released on Thursday evening confirmed that a committee led by principal secretary (home) Dewasheesh Panda and DGP Zaveed Ahmed, met here in the morning to discuss the security measures which are to be taken for up-coming lucknow Metro and lucknow-Agra Expressway.
The release said that for Metro, security would be just on the pattern adopted by Delhi Metro hence a high level committee led by ADG (PAC) Subash Chandra would soon visit national capital and submit a detailed report in this regard after studying the Delhi Module. The security arrangement for the passengers in the lucknow Metro would be one of the best in the country, the release added.
Similarly for lucknow-Agra Expressway, a high security patrolling would be ensured round the clock so that no untoward incident will be reported. To chalk out modalities for the patrolling, the Traffic Directorate as well as Uttar Pradesh Industrial Development Authority has been jointly given task by the government, the release added.